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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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, |/ G6 _4 {3 j7 mL: 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.* R% U$ w/ [' ^& E' A
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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?* J: r0 p: a  {+ J- N3 K0 V

% V  e( |) V% c. a0 q* vM: 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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% ~) {) a3 M4 R  F) X: P8 XL: 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?# R( d- j4 w6 I: f

! v6 x8 Q2 T. p4 D( q3 ?2 {* o8 AM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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& q" i( }! f% s5 f2 e5 }: NL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!( I; v  j$ J* N; a

2 R$ a: D6 q+ y6 x; n' ]/ @M: 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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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。- J# A' }" C% c! O  f1 U

& ]' o* q) y9 BM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 {1 b% i9 P- V1 z& X% p
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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?* e% P3 b4 \" N: V' p5 G$ A' v
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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( T# H( G2 k( x5 R& GL: 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。+ }* m7 ]2 ]( w& e

5 {9 F- y6 s' T% }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?) z- a: }) a9 {( ]0 c
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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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- R  S& l( z1 ~+ i: IL: 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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- E" S2 ^' @' ?M: Okay. Two beers please!
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L: 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。. c# j% T7 @1 C+ u- K: i( m

7 w# i# E8 Q' A' bM: 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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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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.+ F# z: D2 m# k$ X) x- X

- m. b) S, @8 @* Z0 N5 ?/ aL: 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.$ [" u  `! s( u5 p8 X0 y, P
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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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! M7 j( t- t7 ~+ [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?* l3 Q6 W2 K7 e! M

0 a3 x# W3 T# u0 PL: 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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# P( p" i$ l3 p4 BM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.5 T/ D- w- G4 B& E
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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。7 b& t* m) ^4 a6 g9 h/ I4 q
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