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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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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?% M( ^0 X; y+ H3 |# |' i' L: n

  i4 |4 N3 X! p. fM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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. ]: _7 b0 ~0 E! r  YL: 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 w( G8 Z6 v* {/ X- p/ h$ }: k: C

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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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8 d. B5 B: ^* P& mM: 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!3 Y& n7 d, z7 S

' q' H! {" a5 G  h2 Z- OM: 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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3 z) P" t/ v/ ^1 x; v- N, WM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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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7 Q# |, Y- \& j8 e; TM: 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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" X/ h- z' D" b: N5 N, PM: 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.
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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?% R' g! @$ ]) R

1 h5 l3 U" @& L3 `( P" [; QM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: V0 R' u7 Y2 z
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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。. p$ e5 E/ ?( O+ f& F3 P% h

8 f2 ]" C  S5 i0 m( K9 PM: 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。/ h  f( C" m: D

) U( z: V) q; y8 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?
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9 O8 m/ w) E) LM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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) c7 Q! g+ c6 \/ w3 l2 lL: 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?- B. K$ I/ V. u7 H
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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.$ T" G& E9 W) d8 b

1 |4 i- `5 L4 j9 ~9 T. _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。( X* A( I8 R/ S% z/ Y3 v8 w7 b6 v( {
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.9 t; W8 H& D3 z, }: W6 u5 u
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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.( T8 a3 @" u5 Z; M
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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?$ _2 m7 e, k# [1 ~, ?2 q
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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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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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