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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。  K1 s3 \* u2 d/ C% p7 e7 o
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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.9 V) f, U& }0 I5 i8 a4 T

* Q, |% ?& O$ PL: 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?/ z( F3 U- c/ ~# R3 V  ~( g

. d/ p) b" g0 HM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.; f/ Q; H6 f: |7 L

8 B) l4 `6 n8 g' RL: 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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; B* {9 [: _$ S/ N! t$ b! `M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.2 l% }/ j0 K6 x6 {
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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?"' r- D+ u2 w$ u

/ O4 h1 c' q& t% EL: 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。5 `! [) z9 ~, k# j& ]

: q! L$ g8 p2 ]( tM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.. {: M6 d8 R/ A  ~* O0 P
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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?6 F& Z% N" j( d% b+ H
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 w. \. z, H. ~, ~1 \8 E# Q0 ]
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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。# P# a: ?3 I3 K  O: T9 }3 K' A
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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.1 ^5 W* i) |* C2 Z2 M6 y

# f% I& |1 S- l% i" i3 Q- z# a: KL: 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?$ f9 l: ^7 w! v
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.% U/ q! ^8 a# R3 h. P$ w, a
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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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- s) F9 `+ d: E) IM: 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。
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" s: z8 u% u8 c; }7 D* R* ?: A8 L0 @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.
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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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, |" `; k& x2 s6 lM: 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.4 }$ [# @9 i# C0 J

" y- v( J7 j- e# h- }2 _: BL: 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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6 F5 S/ s* B, z9 F' NM: 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.  y+ z% W; w4 u, j1 A! d. ^

, H( G9 H5 G* YM: 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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# O" m  E0 e4 p; AL: 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.
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: c1 c4 r8 z6 }' ^6 C1 c  x* B! Q) b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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