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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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, F) b4 b7 n; g# t' k6 \L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?; |8 U( e6 @8 q2 t7 z

; p6 |5 l9 I; w5 \3 l8 yM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?. b  [  H; [$ D7 G
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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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% B* y: r( G; j8 H8 s# nM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.  Q. Q; i" V# f. _9 j. W. {
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!" V) M' D5 B: w+ ^. g& E
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"3 r0 S* b, I) V

0 ^0 I, f* v  c9 s$ oL: 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。! V8 q) i# @5 e( J: z1 b# d
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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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& W- X; u' y) O1 D9 G8 I2 @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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% n2 ]0 [& {+ N& `. M) G1 u& Q: ?M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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) `6 Q$ G; u( z( yL: 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' e; Z7 v9 }; x
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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?
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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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* s' A, t5 X. ~+ m, _! ?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。
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7 Y, t0 }( Z; zM: Okay. Two beers please!, r2 R, c0 h, ~5 i
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L: 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。- v$ ^8 @( \, ]) _/ F, H  }& B

6 K! r4 Z- s! C- |/ ~0 XM: 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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+ u9 g, x, X1 b) {  i* p* B4 F3 ^/ bL: 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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- F6 j: N8 M) [1 W$ Y5 `8 C7 U6 @M: 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?6 J; z, E; @; X% a! Q
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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.
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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。, l* G- E' u0 f( ?- E
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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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# d  }4 S9 T/ M7 W) OL: 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.6 v' }) G0 O9 t( {2 e

+ y" j3 j+ r" i' o- B0 [- N: mM: 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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3 c$ Z( f! w3 n# }: aL: 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。( N" }+ b0 Q$ I/ a+ m' O
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M: 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。
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