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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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4 `2 f$ r- S. q6 d: G- EL: 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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, p8 u7 ]* o- }9 w1 G* dL: 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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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?. d9 u" {4 h& Q8 S
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& K2 r  v3 L7 }: A& H& i( x0 r

) X3 ?1 i5 Y+ o6 lL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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- Z/ z5 J8 m# J2 m9 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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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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8 D9 `5 W" }% J7 \# Y6 vL: 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 A7 @( Z) r( x( O" t
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.5 G0 Q% J2 ?- O5 ]) U% @
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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。1 _$ n( g0 f' j! X( l" Z
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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.. T, G7 t$ T4 |* ?+ `& [/ v" M% D; a

8 m' x6 h3 x; @6 d, cL: 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?" l8 o! ^5 E9 i& }1 f

2 ]- M8 g/ t6 h, Y7 I2 a: K' ]M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.+ \% B4 I, C0 I, Q

% U" _8 d& k( s, r/ p1 P( ZL: 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。# }+ f/ Z4 R' d8 e$ x- Y0 H
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M: 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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/ x" Z9 K% J2 U" p! gM: 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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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?) A, u$ c6 {! c) v& X" y

! j# X' [2 b* t( h; X1 yM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.: \  E. ?  F9 N# h  n* Q7 t

) n9 E7 |. C% r3 G  [; h% ]) 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。1 u$ }" s- `, ]6 c( t/ x
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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?
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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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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" q4 M& I$ _9 E: @, @8 Z- F4 M6 I7 E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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