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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。; Z2 \" z' S& w- ]  b* D4 U! E* o
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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.  Y" i+ D9 A; q2 n* S9 M
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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?& y* `6 h: b5 s1 Y
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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?' _4 |/ p( s4 W
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& [* Q1 P, M5 S4 _

9 f% B: Q  D, d( T" M) dL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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- P- O1 ]( S" C, }$ n/ GM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?", H# @; k! |) r: Y# }$ |

. n. K9 B( L$ M% n+ G2 \L: 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。7 ]; W# |8 h4 D. N6 e

. j2 g! e, {9 M2 i5 ]M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.( ?% O8 Q& a9 P8 w% r# }
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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?/ |! H1 s9 L; K! E1 h: S3 m% j( Y3 \
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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。
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! A3 I' a' r, lM: 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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' R- a; ?5 [4 P8 L1 tL: 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?% K! N) Z( ~9 x, {! ]* V

+ f# c/ X' d* s9 ^2 GM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 V- E( f; ^+ ^" d6 e$ y! M
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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。& G) }" G. B! K& T5 F
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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6 i' D9 x' n- N- a. P, t0 a. |9 ML: 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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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.% B7 m; n5 T8 m9 S/ N
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.  c5 c+ m/ G) n5 [
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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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. |* ~8 ^6 T1 S* N5 l6 ?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.& M5 m/ K; k  d* o  ?

& ^* }  o! z8 ~1 R! O* W0 d0 [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.
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# o: R) ^' d" A* q3 Q' x: YL: 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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  Z8 H8 J' h% N; u- {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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% ^7 K5 o# {' P( n8 i1 u) zM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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  @0 [( R% }9 ?+ ~8 k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。% {% _3 g, l1 U- ]$ _, ^

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