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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。
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1 B  G7 ~0 U& K$ [& CL: 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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' I( H% d& N5 V+ U4 _; \% l; _M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.' N: X' A  d9 R* F+ I) i& ^7 `

: ^  a8 X1 y  J- FL: 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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.  H! I9 Z9 [& M% c" d
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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.0 p6 @# c  d8 K$ b

* A) W  U3 z3 w4 A; p, cL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!# h! c- I& b: [2 l% I

3 X% S/ \, r, h+ |6 D  oM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?": F2 l5 Q2 Q! q8 J; {3 A

5 |( Y% ^% p/ t" B- a$ W* eL: 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。' T6 `. N* t( m, ~3 R* L
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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L: 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.
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# C9 h! V2 s+ [3 hL: 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。
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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.4 c  Y3 S- a  z0 t* X4 {1 [

& S3 j8 h- ^) jL: 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?
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 x3 D1 v, n# @  w& ^

- ~5 U! B( w8 ^3 _, o8 C2 J# XL: 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。, P2 k# l) R1 }+ h% X  x3 X
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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% V2 P" s) k% d" cL: 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。- f, x, v" y* v# q7 w+ D5 b
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M: 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.0 Y: M- U* l  H4 u. }; K4 P
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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?
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+ q3 ]& |; g0 HM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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L: 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?
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M: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.0 M! L) n3 h( t8 r
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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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' x4 ]9 i$ s& T0 p' QM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ m1 J) _% w, F1 d; H
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L: 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.
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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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L: 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。2 b$ n0 j. u& y2 H

7 N1 F( X' }  ^: V' [5 J! ]M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 s& q& A7 D+ F/ c% ^( }2 q

# W# F' `5 q( L3 y) y! Q' V$ {% n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。# m+ J/ v8 i7 T' w+ S0 E
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