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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。) M# W& ~& f6 i# y, r! m
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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.
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5 ]9 \! e- C5 w7 s. QL: 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?: R( K. b9 @. Y' \* c7 R

3 t# ^8 P5 D& f& N# vM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.  S6 A9 @& h5 f9 r, @1 B) ^

6 o$ S+ G$ E) m# Y: a# c- |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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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0 S( C$ X( Z( Z5 A  eL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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' a+ A0 T# q9 F( @M: 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。; x1 ~+ L# ?3 S  U. k, X
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.! |, ?+ j" o/ ~$ O, r0 E; `4 P7 ^

# D4 h- w6 H, S' E# NL: 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?& w2 x3 v. d; m
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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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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.# S0 Z# G. m3 `' y3 X
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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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% l' A, B0 j0 w& @M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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0 l" V, F: k& @6 E( AL: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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" C- o3 Y) F2 U, PL: 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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M: 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.$ Z+ ~; h; e3 y5 k5 z

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3 h5 S! N( H$ L& h& C) fM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# Q- x7 x4 ~$ O& mL: 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?( \% Q( t" Z# m" C5 p5 ^9 x' u# i# A

  [; v4 E$ G- i' ^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 p* P; p* r7 S) W* e/ C* W6 iL: 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。( M' A! o' \) u4 H* d2 K! Y- {
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.  P; {  D. e) o$ w4 X$ G

+ H! f& D0 f4 }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?4 s. [! u7 r8 x* H4 I$ E$ X5 G0 r  |
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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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; o& e  ]$ F5 S; L. |& [5 C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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