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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。( y, ?1 s; Z1 d, i4 D. `

' W, q+ A5 Z6 uL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?9 x6 x) f; T* `+ l

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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?4 p9 X6 T: `- m$ Q2 a

- k" ]$ E2 ]  B# z4 h: }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?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.+ v0 h/ w. {! }: I0 ^

4 @$ B: T  T# w3 j+ t" A$ ZL: 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?"
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& b4 z2 V/ Q  W6 fL: 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。' y. q- }# Y$ e
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.2 V4 [1 G5 s3 z# [
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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.
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, i. M* t! D$ s6 OL: 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。, \5 |% b) B) ?
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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., i: a# d0 |" H9 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?
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5 f6 R' T- g) cM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.% g5 U) w* `& w7 m- w+ g
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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。7 n8 w1 T, }2 q8 a7 t0 [
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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5 A6 M! Y, e( Y, B2 J% R" o9 o0 UM: 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?, W, n5 D) n' p+ c! O5 C2 @- U- ^
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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, v$ E+ c, F( N; Q: c; u; {0 mL: 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?5 d8 D! S6 m8 M
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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.0 i. y1 V: Q! {
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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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M: 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.
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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?, A' a- E6 X/ h6 E" G% ^

0 [) u! P7 S# k; P$ HL: 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。: s2 ~; e- |, y* L6 N8 m, g+ x
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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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