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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。5 x8 Y) \- K, c- q0 }

: [2 ?. V! S* a$ v+ D1 yL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?- Y- V, A! C: p& n9 q# o

) i4 i8 A% E9 n6 {* G7 lM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! ?8 M' @  r: O! b: O: z

; t- y+ E% T5 H9 H$ ^4 H+ xL: 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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1 |" V$ ?( S3 c7 gM: 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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( }) i8 S1 ?5 R. E9 jL: 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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( T1 x9 @" q+ q2 tM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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, G$ s4 c( X" X; a$ n2 ZL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ V* b7 Q$ ~  ~+ a4 Q5 e2 T

1 I$ ^+ u4 b) s: b+ k3 OM: 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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: \5 |' y$ Y7 E& M9 m" bM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) I" E2 r! d: d

' s6 h9 f+ b% {! e2 Q* j/ 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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies., `# e1 p4 `  a: R- x. V

8 e9 K* ~) F- w0 k2 O4 _- }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。! \( g: I! k4 ^* h. \& c( @6 b
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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?
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- w8 S, Y" t  g. b7 `+ tM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.* F4 Y0 N1 W( Y% Y& z
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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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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! C' x# \1 F+ Z7 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。9 v& v3 p) H9 K
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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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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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4 D2 g$ O$ @2 K0 u0 G2 GM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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; h2 ?  T" y5 `1 F$ g$ c+ N3 I. i6 L: TL: 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?: G/ K; c' ^5 g$ d; U+ |

! }; r3 Y8 {/ ~3 Q$ [6 T5 H9 A% BM: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 \; b, w* V( ^! V
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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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, e# ?9 Q' N8 ~+ f- {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?/ j. ~5 `* p8 B- m  p$ Z8 z# ?! j8 b

7 w7 S9 D( E; _) [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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2 S/ q( J+ C1 f" e3 f: ~/ w+ DM: 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。9 }' ~& g2 q: k
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