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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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; y, a$ g* L1 n; \; rM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." M4 e! x$ |' X& l# _5 Y

0 y! u3 x: C9 f2 vL: 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.8 ~4 x0 c' {7 }# v, Z2 ^& T2 C4 S" l
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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?9 K+ `0 ]( K. g8 F
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& u) s. S5 F" O- k& C: o+ X8 _
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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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/ C, q7 ?0 m/ e' [7 g$ T2 fL: 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。5 u- S/ r! i. c9 b

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9 r( X3 D& i5 DL: 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?$ t2 Z: L7 F0 K2 w8 g
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.. @9 t- j9 a8 `; J0 `4 ?
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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.
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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?& W; ]9 R. ^# g7 m  Q1 M) M- f
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.1 D8 \' |( g' F. Y8 J

4 Y/ R8 H4 J. ~* XL: 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!" K0 [5 C* ~2 B' k; w9 Z" B+ J
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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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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.
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, p6 V; U- C3 x* J1 ~* }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?( ~5 y9 \- A( p1 q# V
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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' \) N( J  U5 wL: 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?0 T2 ?& g: Q% |6 k$ B  I; W1 o9 k

4 |4 \% A. t: a5 W2 rM: 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。
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/ }0 ]  J0 e' j. `M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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.
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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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) k+ r$ a! J  t4 l! \' h( AL: 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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0 `% t3 r' y' T# [  j1 m8 AM: 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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