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流行美语教程 Lesson 17 - to bum & turn off

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现在大家可能都已经很熟悉Michael和李华了吧!他们俩都在纽约上大学。纽约有许多酒吧都是爱尔兰移民开的。今天Michael要带李华去看一个酒吧。Michael在讲话时会用两个常用语:to bum和turn-off。( E3 U6 {" }. ~' d3 H/ A

* p6 v+ S$ F8 a; @* aL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.( h( n8 c* \% J0 i$ V: B
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L: 我可从来没喝过热的啤酒,一大杯也喝不了,要一小杯行不行?
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# ?# P  v9 r# o" g: S. SM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
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L: 随便我要什么都行呀!那好,就来一小杯。对了,你刚才说要是我不在意的话,你想bum a couple of dollars, 那是什么意思啊?
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7 e2 g6 |" _: t' v5 n' x' {M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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! r& T8 e" ~8 U' b( \M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
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L: 噢,在问别人借大的,象汽车之类的东西时,不能用bum这个字,bum 只能用在问人借小东西的时候。- R: ?: k. y; g' |3 F" q# z

7 r5 y3 d5 N- X. ?7 {# ]0 f5 zM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.  U6 D0 w; R0 ~$ M

# F7 R. ?2 y% w, K( l# ~( `/ iL: 哟,你们美国人,怎么一片口香糖,一颗糖还要借啊?难道真的还要还吗?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.  P5 l, p& o8 W( }, J0 M

7 o9 ]  }' w* f- sL: 这很重要,因为在这种情况下,我们中国人就不说借了,我们大概会说:给一颗糖吧。; b" J3 l7 v+ y) T
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M: You are right Li Hua. But if you feel cold at a friend's home and you asked to bum a sweater, then you would return it when you were going to leave./ L' ]9 W& V, Y. N
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L: 对,要是在朋友家感到冷要借一件毛衣,那一般都应该还的。所以,这要看情况,对不对?+ Y6 P/ F/ F0 g3 F' h- R

/ U# E# f: I4 T. S* SM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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L: 行,行,行,就借你两块钱,你问服务员要酒吧,我来付钱。可明天别忘了还我。8 m# h# b( i. P/ ^3 [5 s* u

# B3 s0 b2 U6 q$ d4 N) ^; ^M: Okay. Two beers please!3 [( W8 {9 P# J+ z

9 ]8 j; x& o! Y* D& GL: 我以前有一个朋友,每次跟她一起出去,不管去看电影,还是去 喝咖啡,她总是问我借钱。
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8 L" `6 a& }% Z& cM: A girl I used to hang out with acted the same way. Whenever a group of us went out, she would always ask to bum money. It got to be a real turn-off.
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L: 你也碰到过这样的人哪? 等等,a real turn-off? 这是什么意思呀?把什么东西关掉?! J. s) ]2 X+ r3 @$ R1 \, k
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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/ E( _( F* ^, E* D9 uL: 噢, 是一个让人讨厌的什么东西。 是不是指一个人的性格里有什么地方让你不喜欢他?" ^* v& H2 f1 H& X/ N

, S* H/ B. ?  [4 C6 B: VM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off., r* f+ U( u# q" R$ u' t
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L: 是啊,我以前的男朋友跟我在一起的时候老是抽烟,那真是讨厌。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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# I) T7 }+ w, G- KL: 对,你告诉过我,你从前的女朋友老是打断你的话,让你很讨厌。 我还有一个朋友把脏衣服在房间里到处乱扔, that was also a turn-off.+ i6 M, W6 a: e% p
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M: See, you've learned how to use turn-off. By the way, I also have dirty clothes lying around my apartment. Does that bother you?
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7 x1 o5 }& ]! a$ d( IL: 哼,你也把脏衣服到处乱扔?你要是不打扫乾净的话,别想请 我到你家去。0 Q3 `( R1 x: d8 {$ A

& G# V' s7 Q3 E3 SM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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各位听众,今天李华从Michael 那里学到了两个常用语,一个是: to bum,意思是借钱或其他东西;另一个是:a turn-off,意思是让人讨厌的地方。这次就到此结束,下次节目再见。" ~/ ~1 C4 F1 u6 I+ j. d- `
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