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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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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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" B4 W8 b! u& s" Q: w8 P' D& IM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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, h$ d6 z! B  q' S+ {; NL: 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?) y4 A! @4 ^$ d: M% j% F6 x0 k

0 H( X# `/ w& u* g3 L. p0 ^: a! HM: 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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0 P, L8 f: q1 s8 Q3 L6 O7 ZL: 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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5 u. c% \* Z$ d  z6 ~; CM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!+ e0 [1 D6 c& Q- ?

% b0 I; }1 B% rM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") b1 E+ @( s  g/ g% n, k
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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。4 }6 E0 E) U- Q5 \! Q% P

& ^, A2 c9 J" L, ?  ZM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.; [1 ]9 z6 N: H) U; c& `/ c1 N

4 w4 ^0 {6 t* V- O0 j" G/ ^% n/ WL: 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 g. p* I+ K1 \$ N0 J8 e

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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。/ \3 ]4 P3 K9 f

  w% C$ s/ J5 ?0 }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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" j% d" D  ]2 d+ F; p% H; ?- 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?
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0 o" C: S8 M% L& r0 [8 Q( ?! HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 T% S1 v- R' \. n
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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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M: Okay. Two beers please!, G2 c2 T. W6 [& r3 H; a% f3 [% |. O

; k: o& Z4 }, u% _2 k. kL: 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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& Q- Z8 o) ]+ u2 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?: n4 H( o( q9 A; R
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# S: e8 d. k8 uL: 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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# a! g, ]! ?- }" c3 Y6 J. TM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.5 O7 b! d4 F/ b' T  h9 a0 g& }

; P! a. t) A7 M0 c2 gL: 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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; W1 A, h/ N2 I5 m1 kM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.1 {( z% X, v6 D% w% A: a

. o  N9 }2 a" e+ \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.
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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?
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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。
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7 ]0 d- ~8 \% F" {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 |  D3 o' m* N# k
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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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