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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。# e6 I! ?( c2 n
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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.
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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?  N9 v- D# Q: H' f% i* r$ p

; V% L! r# P6 C' v2 m" eM: 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?" M% Q+ [7 T' @4 e3 W% N
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.  X5 }* [: v  e* I3 G( _: h+ @
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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! Z1 |) `6 M) c- y- J0 Z) xM: 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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& A) g/ d( ]% XL: 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。$ G0 `) j9 Z4 L, Q% m4 U5 ~4 z
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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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4 `6 ~2 H' H# Z2 v. r; EL: 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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; H( U* A, O7 n% Y# ?  oM: 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.2 D) M- H( E* O9 L6 R# x

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4 x3 O. E8 m3 @6 U  k  e/ R7 q7 uM: 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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, l9 `+ v# T( K3 P  BM: 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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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.' b( z$ D( r) S% k0 T
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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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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?7 l% |1 O0 z; Y% Y* @; y  A4 w' _
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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./ v6 _% F/ |0 }% x3 R/ o
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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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, k! P2 f7 I" r, x) JM: 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?# j( V+ X2 N( M* r) U
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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。# r% ]. ?9 l' I. r
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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! G( v7 G6 p  c4 _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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