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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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9 r" d( c  j% q2 [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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5 j' d- T2 y1 A# ?* E% t3 W) OM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& ?4 r# y% Z3 o& |8 D

) A, \7 j- u1 l% F7 f0 L( z9 s: }( UL: 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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M: 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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5 V2 k% Z" j  s' P0 C8 cL: 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?9 A2 A. q; t+ G3 b* Y9 D; @) |# P2 ^
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.+ ]. S% @# H$ C
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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+ y! f, f1 ]. n, T  j) ^. X! h/ e- wM: 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。6 x' h* ?, [. W
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) y0 R4 I) G9 u* @5 Y" K0 Z

- O6 f, f8 C0 V& N. T8 v" A  mL: 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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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! h& f& V7 j9 o! ^1 [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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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.8 y) X9 e# e) U. f* Y% Y7 `5 t

( b3 o  k, y) L% O( |4 M7 HL: 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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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。
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/ w$ ]6 V* L2 O5 Q0 E0 H7 uM: Okay. Two beers please!" `( l" g1 Y9 q! V+ `

+ D9 N; c& }% Z- L1 x- ^1 \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。
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& U1 }9 u9 `- @, GM: 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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$ ~2 }) R: f/ `, O6 b3 X5 sM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off./ Q$ ?9 D6 N/ A+ `# \
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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。+ V" S- r; ]8 Q0 t9 M$ `

. n7 O4 ]/ S; r4 F! V, U. F" RM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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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?* t* A/ y% M, L% m" ]' r5 J

% `) E+ l% X$ I+ W$ _2 BL: 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。/ p! s9 n  h3 ~1 K& v& I5 I& i
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.' E, D; [- w9 ?7 B6 N, O0 g
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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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