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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?6 _4 q4 {, Z4 h" E+ p4 ^

; K7 O( m" A2 HM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! q5 q6 b% N3 [: c2 t6 s

+ f- s0 y8 ~5 h( M6 E! T8 J5 f! y( m* _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?9 j8 v& B/ F( `8 g1 a9 A

2 t1 }; X' U7 h% P, sM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.* m5 o5 n( a, a7 \% B* c

! [5 N& J) Z( x0 o% G! U. AL: 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?
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, t2 [8 {6 E0 Q# P7 Q+ MM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 ~- W* o5 _4 Z+ Y) [& O3 RL: 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?"* n% K5 J+ K2 X7 T( b3 P
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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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?" D, [4 \; F$ `# x% c; N( H- S
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M: 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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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.* q3 n) y5 j- P4 I
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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?& i& G! C8 ^; R

5 S2 l$ V+ I0 |( h% z' c7 eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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/ e- @0 ]+ m9 f" Q  P: P" TL: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!0 [( @2 i2 O0 T1 m8 U
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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。/ h) B2 H  ?7 C6 C2 [. w
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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.  v! }9 A6 x8 r6 V& j2 x8 `% |

1 y3 L5 a% i1 a- t, |' m3 tL: 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.: y6 }0 y/ `0 h' U

* Y9 U; z1 b$ P2 O5 C! qL: 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。. v2 a# Q# O3 N; e8 x- }1 f# V
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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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0 ~# H" T4 r1 v1 NL: 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.' ]# c6 k& Z& v# T# j
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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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/ j/ @: H3 ^+ ]8 @  vL: 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。5 K- G% Q/ L2 t! s+ P: B, ]) w

* B- [5 T4 K+ t- @: B8 n1 r7 }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。* E9 u! E* y7 I' ]
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