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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。' P- F8 B$ a) _
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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?3 b4 M5 U4 X* p, `1 s

9 A" @/ G1 O1 y* _* z7 V# c& LM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.( _1 e+ K! q, G1 v

5 \, }. [$ O% d1 z! n& X* J. UL: 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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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?8 s% s. I" M: P: C; c% N3 N
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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# X, x* F4 b* R8 v4 d: P/ |, pL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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8 h7 u0 Q% C3 G8 B9 RM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* W4 _0 b- g) K7 Z
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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。, A* }3 B7 m; A' a
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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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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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& x6 P/ k5 F- DM: 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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$ ]% M2 ?  l% p( I2 ~4 G2 z! F; CM: 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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  Q+ {1 x) V1 }$ K; i7 `+ RM: 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。% X: c) Q8 }4 V; b2 o

, @5 U+ F. @, S8 @8 ~* }M: Okay. Two beers please!& T" W# J3 M4 ?% O

6 F& O: f) s- b! W* M  nL: 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.9 j& E  t, d- `' e7 t
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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?, G4 k- n5 q$ [" j3 {/ R
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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1 u: _# s8 }9 K/ x0 FL: 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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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.5 D: D5 P1 Z7 d6 p5 a. C* z8 l
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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。5 N  }$ S: [9 ~3 d
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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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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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6 u0 @* r0 s' iM: 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。7 q+ V1 |6 X# `  ]
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.7 {) l; }& S9 Q9 r
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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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