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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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6 I: y$ [# o3 dL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?9 B( s0 ?, ]% N/ J

5 Y- L: g. Z+ \$ ^; [M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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* N+ ]* ]% t* {: R; _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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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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. a/ p7 e; m7 `; p# Y0 x2 {! `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?5 O: b' ^# Q" h

0 I" R- W6 T6 D8 g+ U' b3 UM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." ~3 e. w9 _# C% s2 H# c* m
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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  K2 I0 @8 _) y) PM: 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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  y* A& S  C1 v  rL: 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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# S8 I7 a; M, P( t5 L1 XM: 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。1 f2 e3 i5 T, T  R& s

' N& y* Q8 {; e' M5 ]* R% iM: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.& x7 G0 h4 {' Z1 m9 y6 V
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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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; a8 d: z, X* d. o- 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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( P$ d: q; V, I% vM: 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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7 W6 u+ q' M; W' ]3 q0 F! BL: 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?* q6 r4 @1 w) U( \
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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。# l; I7 B0 v2 a% H3 s0 O& X

9 b% y) J9 x6 r6 m! o/ Z) P2 f) OM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 h! E! s6 ]7 r% [, Z

0 [$ f6 Z) L* ^4 a+ {0 a. pL: 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.$ L3 U, P( F) y7 r4 _

6 I2 Y. N  K+ tM: 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。, ]: R$ b# M, F" O
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.; Y2 e! b4 K! ^4 c6 v5 d8 W$ C

6 |' n- {; c- j8 p9 ]- o# _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。1 Q$ D5 \& y4 L1 G3 }/ e0 |

5 O+ a2 \( W# j# Z+ f  G. AAudio as following:
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