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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?3 d( `$ T& f2 v& x
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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& w9 ]- P! p% |1 ~5 o1 {& S& lL: 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?( g( n- ~& U8 X" [) i, e
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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?! r+ R& X$ B0 L& D8 n! }( x
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.* ~6 q0 p9 O' u4 k3 y- R  x7 P

  f2 v) v; \4 P8 _+ \# N7 GL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!! B5 V; @! [# f' F9 [) F7 }0 g4 l: X: ^

6 f. E. F' D. ~% p2 i/ @M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"+ g4 d# ?, Q( U' M! n0 g* [

  q* F* n' f! M5 s3 q1 IL: 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。: m  V( E% G% S% @! I9 e

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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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.' ]( g' F8 J+ [. D2 `8 ~, k2 [" z
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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。4 Y& D- Q& x) a: ?7 Q
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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.
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; z( k5 O1 c2 ~9 ?6 \9 K$ uL: 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./ f+ L) S# x) g! b' V4 N  `  t
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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。/ r5 m# w( Z9 `4 f  K
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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。/ p% v9 o/ J2 \: u

* r9 v7 f7 f& QM: 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.( P( J/ N8 a* G; l1 j8 K7 {

% p+ u' D! v8 QL: 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?( a- m; Y* E/ d3 x- l* |

, Z2 F) U# T" `$ O# ^M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., p4 o# S4 E* s# Z6 @+ k0 f7 \

0 J6 @# b5 T9 L5 VL: 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.9 v, x; I% u, }4 _& U0 z! M  a9 N
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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。
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2 d7 o4 V/ e$ J0 WM: 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.: |, N0 }8 \2 @  E' c8 s
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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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.- r; n+ b" @; ]; m! [
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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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