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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。/ @; c& i7 ]4 w  X

6 i! [" O& ^5 `* }2 KL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?5 ]4 d" F9 ]  A

  O5 Y4 t& n/ k6 g9 @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.. H- H' m  `9 H9 i
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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?8 i: w6 m1 @- {; z+ K
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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 }* |, o# g0 T9 oL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!1 k+ P; Q: J7 n1 i; T

- u& w/ m; t  f; U% j8 u4 EM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"/ f& t# M9 q8 Y4 }" V

( v3 Z; X2 _- k& o2 ML: 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。; g1 \. I' @* G5 K& [8 D# J

* X) J8 L% l# B( [  k# h& L% ?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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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4 C9 `7 y4 v# N* o% lL: 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。/ _+ H0 \( h3 F" u: i

, r& g& B5 `4 z, f  e; NM: 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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2 J% ]1 C9 z% D2 j0 fL: 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?9 q5 D5 I' S" q% n4 t
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: G& w5 C  o+ j
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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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; C, S: h- i1 E7 u9 p) I+ wM: Okay. Two beers please!- M/ k" j2 O0 Y0 o* h2 E

+ i8 w. v$ g7 F# UL: 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.
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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?' |4 S9 K; v; E5 ]4 Q
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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9 @2 D3 w, h1 QL: 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.3 H* C' z- D1 Q- _; H$ N
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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。4 @1 I; b1 F* k) r' k

& T( k6 |: L- aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.  _$ O/ B" [, c9 P/ U$ J  |# ], j

! q1 i! }4 z1 y* R7 RL: 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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M: 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?1 R4 Y; A. E: G4 T1 Q
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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。# l2 Q9 G% J+ m+ o( e
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.# z- L- c5 S) V" u

9 T3 d! k1 A3 m4 y7 O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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