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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。0 |+ L) L  K0 @# `

6 P* o; r5 q' p8 l% l7 B/ {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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0 @6 y* j) D1 ^. y5 ~" OM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! X3 x/ X/ I+ y/ V. G# ]
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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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6 w( {% k7 f- B3 T' z% T/ H3 [# GM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.4 I# h; `7 Y6 O: x: ?
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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?% I7 @* O" U- t6 a

  _# ^- ^. d; ~6 XM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.. f* F" `- l- G8 l7 c* r  ?+ ~7 C

; T% s6 b. z5 LL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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1 n$ T# E1 J  y' s$ FM: 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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# `7 b0 m9 v7 Z" C4 S* d0 n" Q9 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。
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' p2 M) Z: c- ~" `, @& AM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.0 u% B2 q; G" v6 W8 b; I/ l8 [/ e

! P* K) k: v! R, FL: 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?' A& D# \+ i. l# ^/ E; x

; f9 m' p4 T, j  e2 @. G+ xM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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7 R$ s$ |7 Q+ }1 z$ HL: 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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) J* @* }$ P  ]& \. [5 x/ B1 B- ^M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.) M4 ~) q, U2 }

' ^; S" v2 ]( G* }2 M' sL: 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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6 `4 Q) t; ?3 w; O8 U# M5 R/ C1 |" OM: Okay. Two beers please!
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5 U) N$ V/ P, I5 m* j2 a, q1 Q; oL: 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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. m$ g- n& Y" K, |9 k/ {7 X  l; FL: 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?. y+ M" Z2 |9 X9 {, m$ O* l
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( @4 H+ q' _+ N- I  k: w7 A
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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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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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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。: n# ~5 G8 @% }$ F/ H3 w

0 F4 t: y. k; X7 [- I, b: QM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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4 X8 d, ~/ k, N: L* ZL: 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.& X) b2 d9 w4 I  w/ N
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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?( u$ ]) d9 x: g, T8 u% X

& O9 ?' R8 l% R& q5 {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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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) }3 g- W5 ^4 n* D9 z7 n: f9 N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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