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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L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

8 f/ g& s! |  i$ M" o  `M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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3 w* O" v/ q) Z0 B' 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？

8 P* _, @, E0 j; w+ vM: 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？

M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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, E+ A9 c( p8 g6 e% ]' qL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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1 [) t( y2 d, ~4 X/ fM: 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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  f( i. F% W4 @& f" r2 ~  TL: 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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0 a9 h* F& m. {2 i( K1 J4 I# ~+ u( e+ VM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

6 X0 ^9 Z+ d5 q3 gL: 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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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L: 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。

1 S/ g3 j7 _* p" p  t' H' W: W/ TM: 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 _& r& f8 m- O5 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？

M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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* L# p6 e; B& Q9 i8 uL: 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。
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& t9 s: u- O/ F, WM: Okay. Two beers please!

6 w9 g3 ]! v+ l/ J- pL: 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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! {! ^" V; U: h5 }! ~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.

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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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- n* z9 a* t3 \5 @( G+ CL: 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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" e6 E1 h' }" Z8 M3 ~! EM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.

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。

7 w0 ]8 b0 B' T+ a. aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

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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1 Y/ _% X) D% ~6 p% j7 h8 vM: 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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6 v& h2 T/ X: }! b# s  o" E( eL: 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。

( a2 X: N% ^6 Y2 K; m$ WM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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: O6 F8 c4 X4 x6 ]' u. X9 k" A. W; g  t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。

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