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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?4 x  x! q* {, Z+ d' c, A% m6 D% v% X

5 \6 H4 ]: }3 rM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.+ e  R! k" H3 \+ S+ V: V  s
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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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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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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?4 ]0 j, `5 N. w2 d9 T2 P8 O

9 Y! v" ~* o4 @2 `5 h& N/ u! C  hM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.$ l* f( ^; U, o; K! Q
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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?"/ ?: J6 S9 j' j+ @. G$ @! `

4 Y' G" i/ y0 nL: 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。& Y9 r. H' ~" v, M) S1 l& g

- v0 N: Y, b( Q! j, {+ C0 g& _M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 @5 V3 F# S( l5 d4 }4 o( V* i: g' ]

/ _; W7 \5 o. |/ ]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?) ?1 @! }5 {4 G4 d. r3 I, ^
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.6 o2 a9 m6 i* O

+ T& Z7 `" \/ r+ `  f# fL: 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。0 i; L/ Q3 `- `" Y0 \' a+ p* I

) Y. L+ L7 t7 F4 K! wM: 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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8 U+ P* j3 v; N- b+ ZL: 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?  p- O; ^  t2 N" V: j

8 X/ ], o1 t, b  E& `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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0 {5 W7 Q, L* z5 t% s2 K8 Y0 @M: Okay. Two beers please!; m) p; T- ^& K% f4 r  k+ Y7 L
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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。
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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.* J$ i* g- x9 j( ?, ?, u  u
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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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1 Y% f6 Z1 X' r0 Y6 CM: 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.2 T" Q, \  O8 b" _' l- ~

. J$ C  L3 b6 @' p* 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.
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6 D; I6 G! {: J, gL: 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./ d' [$ Z: @" y; N/ i

4 E! s6 p7 w& ~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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.  U. i& e, V5 ?
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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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2 O; Q  R1 v8 Q/ R% H, k1 L" FAudio as following:
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