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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。; @, M; X- L9 j7 Z! z
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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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( P7 L" E, `# j( UM: 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?( M4 O. P, n- ~3 V/ l0 _% l

$ j. q# N9 q$ A2 g4 gM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.6 n2 H9 p5 u# ~+ q" w- G/ Y( G
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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.7 ], c- j# ~+ ~" O# \
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!* `" K* U8 D# G9 E+ ^

5 ^! r" k+ I5 K9 |: A3 QM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") K8 L0 H2 ]/ M$ A# d; M

! p& r; s+ g- |' @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。9 D  R5 E% ~; L* h& i0 t0 ~7 X
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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?3 x8 T, H9 K" S' ^1 L" Y% C+ x

3 u0 O7 p7 t' B  O6 x' e" TM: 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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' B# l, i6 d+ m1 _$ J+ WM: 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.- g; ~' ^# d/ Y# C
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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?, [4 x+ i, [& n* b1 s

, C$ G# @5 R5 N- cM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 R8 ~  k% N/ }5 @# E( C: w+ D

- m: D  f. s/ k2 i( mL: 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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/ Y+ A/ D; _% F7 [* g& \0 g, zM: Okay. Two beers please!4 W. h5 F; K3 E( B# q* l0 i

5 F9 U- E  X) \  h, {- m6 DL: 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。0 j2 D) N( _; G  S
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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.6 f& _$ K" Q) w. G! W  `

$ [9 ^6 v# l* B" W8 @! E- ?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?: [" N/ @. ]- n+ E/ E
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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+ N0 {/ [$ t0 d* S5 ]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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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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* |: A7 S% H# @+ c; K. g0 h, vL: 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.9 S, d+ a, A9 {6 [8 V, F$ V: d
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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?( I# H0 C0 ]3 Y8 m) n6 Y

' y4 x- f9 u, i) o. OL: 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。; ~( m# }6 Q( A, Y
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.0 @- M8 C7 F  h  i) Q
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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。0 n# Q% a3 ?% L1 z% a: T1 t

4 A# v) L% u( @2 I& HAudio as following:
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