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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.1 z# V- m0 @, C; d& y$ C5 ~

7 h! X/ i3 w9 sL: 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?% e" S% P. J2 O8 K/ c& w

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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?' B2 K8 f3 i# R8 \/ T) }/ ~7 g
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 t/ D$ m9 z4 M1 T4 ~2 c& O& f! ~% cL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!5 C* w% B& \: e  o/ H2 v

. L; x% S, V; e& f5 Z7 VM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"& {  P$ y/ v' a7 Y
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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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$ g7 d# z: [9 ]4 O. i5 GM: 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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M: 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。  h8 W: @) T8 G" d

( k6 k* l+ V4 U5 r* O" FM: 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?$ Y# c8 A$ ^6 p* P4 f
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# g. j8 X5 o) v, p7 ~1 u# e
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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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0 Y% t2 V8 ~  R0 EM: Okay. Two beers please!
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6 K  d; P& r( @5 V/ QL: 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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2 A* |5 Z) z2 ]/ T3 }4 mM: 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.) Y: g# W7 w4 Q( E, a
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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.+ a+ k; C1 X' J4 ]% y" c1 _
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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?
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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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8 }$ J7 }+ }6 kM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.( n$ ?9 N1 _7 Q
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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./ S$ G' |6 ]! k
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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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  H* k1 i; W* CM: 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。  S9 J: b, Z5 w0 R8 r
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