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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。! A9 f6 W7 t7 i- M8 h) W" q

" o) R6 J9 L. y/ }& O8 IL: 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.  v0 o7 A5 _5 h. ^& F9 Z$ f& r# {9 r

+ l1 F8 k- ~3 [4 k2 O/ d$ R$ X0 A# BL: 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?) L, v7 V1 i/ Q" O+ e
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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.
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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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0 a6 |% [5 L$ B) zM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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( k9 L8 o+ x. q. J# WL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ x. H% e* X8 F, L; A9 b0 z

" ~1 i) ?8 D' T0 |! RM: 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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0 E  v6 f2 v3 |1 vL: 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。
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1 m* v* X/ U4 B3 V7 RM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.( ^+ N3 P$ u0 ]8 b3 j+ l) M  R

: _& Z+ M4 W9 q. B1 A- t8 [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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$ w, D7 ^' N0 H. PL: 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。( e3 w9 }. M: t  K
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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.
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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?9 R5 _- P4 p9 o5 T/ w5 z
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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- V5 D" a" I8 H& E( U: RL: 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。3 H" G9 n3 f  y& x/ D2 R
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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6 G1 C& I6 D  Z: q; F9 kL: 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。3 S  f; o( m* ^# X: `6 ]
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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 \, g. P1 `2 C3 u( m1 a7 h

& _+ |3 U2 m+ V! oL: 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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% R* B, R: S* E; j  s. WM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.% f1 ^- e# X5 J1 N# w, L

& [1 G2 I' N1 S3 @  ^" eL: 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?; Z& W* j5 o4 ~+ {9 a. a6 H
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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.( \6 x& {' }8 c0 t. T1 U1 S2 E3 W, K
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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.8 o7 _/ F8 s5 f* {  x
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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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" }2 H9 S' R6 K3 v: {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?* k7 a6 [. ^+ Y4 r$ O

9 c9 m2 F3 s9 u( U! n+ DL: 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。
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) v' i* z$ ~# B8 e0 \( B% yM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.# c9 F9 t- m9 T  L
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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。4 A* E2 @% Y1 Q& s4 p
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