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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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1 e) F' y0 R  XL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?! H" T' R7 ^! B4 B" R. n- b8 S1 Y

) r% c- X# a4 L2 \6 DM: 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?
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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.7 i. |( o% s- |) d* ?$ e" h& @

" V0 r7 P, ]# P6 H6 F5 PL: 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?; k: ^1 [: z( r$ c5 E, g
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you./ b* K$ O' N; H- [1 m& }

2 a" c( q3 G2 P* ~! [  YL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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, e* ^" ^5 Y8 qM: 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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  O# A% b! R/ a: `. G8 Z1 c0 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。
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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?0 P. ^. o% m( O$ V: t/ J
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 j7 ~" _2 n/ @

* J; M/ G: a' ?! f6 v* }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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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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9 T. n" k& r  h7 ~0 r7 n& vL: 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。: Z% w/ i" R% P: S, k8 V

  T& m) R6 U% L; t7 YM: Okay. Two beers please!
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4 m% K' |6 ?5 R& F2 G; `* X/ {# S; N* fL: 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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9 _5 S; m+ A/ ~$ N5 Y1 a: cL: 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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! h) y# `& y5 u0 j" JM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.! @8 J( f. r5 e3 s. V& I

) F4 c) ~  [% [7 i5 ]# l7 S9 CL: 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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- d3 R6 L/ n' d3 J+ K* ^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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+ O. |3 L* o& ?! e% ^2 ?0 m( RL: 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.4 P6 [/ k5 y/ W0 [- j

3 S0 \/ _1 P( ]- a" H0 AL: 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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% R+ V: K! K7 \2 O  o( H  ?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?
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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。8 R4 F+ x0 ?% [- q8 T. V/ X
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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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