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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?/ v3 i& M1 |  E8 b7 O1 n) u

% f2 n! c7 W9 x% Q+ |3 Y( [M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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3 u/ L" G, S1 v3 F1 IL: 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.& z3 B$ G5 G; X3 X  \8 |2 J

! A) H1 b% O2 b0 m) x1 \  h) r  f! c- EL: 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?& j) L) Z) l0 ~% d( _" t  M# c

. ^- q- D. u( ~1 `# sM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.( T+ ]/ r6 O9 D- G; d8 f9 D* S

+ T, S% k+ |* |3 ?L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!& K3 _& `. p  O$ S9 r
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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?"
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; q: @$ u6 ]3 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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2 [/ N3 r- Y5 }$ {& a" HM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.  {$ m6 p% O1 \7 x/ \" W

- M  D! M4 e3 \! w& CL: 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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6 n. u# l( O( \! k6 O$ mM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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。
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& G# H* C" E/ \  YM: 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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7 \* ^6 M6 n. I5 c% G4 W- E4 NL: 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?' |1 Y: ]# v$ F0 x1 q3 l: f* K- N
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 r+ ?- N$ k3 j

9 g0 Q# K, K) U) d+ @& cL: 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。8 C0 k' \, N( R4 c  N

( r- A- M; x) Q# M# R3 |0 WM: Okay. Two beers please!; G3 x- F& _- c! N+ I

+ _8 ^5 ^9 r, i' @; o* w. `1 H. J+ J% UL: 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。7 P; H0 h+ r% m( N: G  E$ m" A) R
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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.1 W% ]1 p% d5 V! Y: F5 O" \
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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?  s) u8 W- u" P' C

6 z5 T( N" S9 ?- c+ ]( @' r4 zM: 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.
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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。: H6 B2 c! n0 j: [* v  s

$ k+ C! _0 \5 q# A% cM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.1 A' m& T; l5 p: q8 M

: z' Z) w2 L7 `# z  BL: 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.' `; J5 f9 p( X" V2 B& b0 p0 ]3 i

0 E/ d7 h( R" I% E1 z) xM: 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?2 _4 e$ }9 n6 }  F: ]

7 J" ?4 A, u# Q- R& kL: 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。" \1 O0 p" k3 h8 B# n" Q
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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