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。

L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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9 k7 }( `6 E! c5 ^# \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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  M6 e& T$ Q0 [! A  hM: 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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; n9 H  q! h: qL: 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？

* _4 Z9 s; O0 K3 K: ], b5 {2 sM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

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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: e) D" B) G' ]; B0 I7 M/ O4 qL: 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。

, o4 I8 u$ ]/ }4 h' F2 yM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

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

* Z- c& K& D. N2 ^0 rL: 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。

! J! R% C0 z  D) _* x5 I* K( YM: 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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; u& k* @0 B: \+ v( ]% lL: 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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: w) J! l) D( W' k+ L( iM: 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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!

& g$ X) |. K( Z0 Q$ O1 k3 \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。
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7 n( ]. |! I' K* e" o- O, {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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- G* C! R* a  {/ BM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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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1 y3 u( T  a' E, s6 a/ m- ^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.

3 u5 P( @1 ]. g2 @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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9 w; f! S. @, H! v' ?8 {! W' Y" XM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

, E0 R& ~+ D; WL: 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.

7 B+ a$ g5 }; e; ^- @& SM: 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。
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6 j4 K, H6 }! O+ e' z! l, E/ g9 YM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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5 z; R2 s; K; V+ `) `# }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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