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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% D7 X6 S! s1 e# B) p- [# {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.
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! ^- x. y2 i9 _3 s" ~) FL: 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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! j7 t( l. L5 i+ v2 D8 M! y9 e0 CM: 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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: V4 b8 [4 I# X# f3 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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8 K" a: q" @# rM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

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) u. T- i& 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。
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4 |2 C/ Y, B$ j& f' l; O7 ]/ ^M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

) C( K' r( Q+ P) U1 D8 i* c0 b7 TL: 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？

3 _, X5 b. e* G8 `1 _* K/ r9 f  tM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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$ S0 b1 y- ~3 v$ V) [" ?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.

7 P% K& j0 y/ e( g; G! G+ G6 U; `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？
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6 b* E# w* Y- W9 y* W5 ]: [3 [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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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& H* _; T* R+ Q1 S& NL: 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。

" A: y2 K3 d, k! P# ^" Q' f* {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.

/ @5 p7 l: e* P% D+ m) dL: 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？

" n' X8 t8 @5 x; R( l% V" }  BM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

9 k; S+ J+ Q! I  V: QL: 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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( y% R; ~0 Y7 V  k+ ]/ ?, }7 yL: 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。

6 j7 t) D1 ?$ A$ W5 C2 PM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

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.

! d% d( ?6 [0 S, q) M7 ^6 ^5 ~# pM: 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?

& [6 q  F3 ?) e& @2 t% ZL: 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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/ C  z4 I: p# `+ F; d. {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

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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