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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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/ B, q0 H/ C- e" L7 _. a% iL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?! Z9 p' h, l: V, ?1 I8 z/ ^

( v0 j; }, g0 S( d5 }" E  dM: 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?
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6 [1 `" d0 b6 AM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.5 Q: u  p7 f. u" N  d
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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?  E4 ^- s3 N' G

- [  n' v( y$ p! y% u0 Q: NM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.2 P1 s  m8 Z& l# W
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!/ w" u. L# ^7 y# ?. F

4 t( |. ~# T1 ?' p& e' mM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"1 o9 n' I% ]4 t  [8 D
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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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. J& Y. G5 g& z# J4 L8 _+ IM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.& \9 d. A# ?$ u9 w3 F, a0 H. E2 Z

" b' y' s/ Y$ _% a1 KL: 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?# w8 u+ m% h" k" E3 G  F
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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。
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! [% T3 X2 A: Z  `$ `) K8 i2 XM: 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?
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0 i" X2 T% C. B  k0 ?M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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( ?+ D8 `2 S; d: oL: 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。) s6 z. c  U* \% b, }$ A$ l5 k8 Y) f" W

- b, O* v7 X; o  ]' fM: 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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. J! p( g# ^; k$ \" E; _2 LM: 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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) ~; b$ Q0 S. rL: 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?4 W$ K4 c$ {# H" j2 W9 ^+ E  v2 Z
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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?
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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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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。' R, U( [* P, n4 E

" C0 ^7 v+ [! T% iM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.3 {& z, T! A/ |& w; ]% j
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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.& C. t1 [$ l9 f0 U7 D- Z
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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?! k' W1 _% m- {! V. G9 F8 h

4 i5 w8 e; R+ X8 j' `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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8 z/ y) ?" q% m4 c* [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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6 A# N. e( A+ F2 P( ~1 s8 V& L2 FAudio as following:
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