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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。6 |5 n& D0 Q- K. K

  h( c( g0 L  V0 s6 A' o% ^$ xL: 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." o% ^! F, X! R9 ?
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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?% B, i: ?" x) l( p

8 x+ ]/ |7 \  m  A4 F$ E0 `, SM: 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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% f( t  X+ d" b( ]( k( TL: 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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1 o6 x- j8 D8 ~1 U0 m3 k$ ZM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.% {3 i, n: S1 u' P+ Q6 ?
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"4 w* n2 q! r7 P( c
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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。$ `7 ?% {4 F! \! {
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.0 K0 g! Q" U2 z: v; x. |

5 A; z3 j+ X+ cL: 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?, n  [8 r1 d6 p

/ X4 ^, U6 M8 D8 P+ O( n( CM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.2 W9 P/ W0 n1 G' N' U% U5 g

  L& B/ I( Q& O5 u  z8 V0 CL: 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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* `3 c/ o) R: w+ X* xM: 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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# [  r9 n  e+ o7 AL: 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?" X4 z/ D7 B- o3 `0 X
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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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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。+ N7 R# Q+ S3 F  R
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M: Okay. Two beers please!1 h4 N3 A( w. O0 G) M& m

. x! N# ?% ?. Y$ G' N# J8 V/ c/ 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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+ }# d) q1 E1 q# rM: 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 ^0 i# U1 d/ i: B) F5 ~' ]; x

" Y# ^& y$ Q% S9 ZL: 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?3 M1 u  H* \. R
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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5 v" M# d, r- J2 `$ C! E! ?1 F5 [& 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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. @) T& f" n- I9 XM: 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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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., o7 E  z' W/ p

/ q* K2 T" W7 _( R; \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.6 p! B4 {7 E9 e0 ~9 f; _
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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?% R, z. E/ S1 s) a

, F! x7 T- i" h1 }; f: ?' jL: 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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+ c. _/ F$ ?7 h6 G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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