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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?/ w# p5 j$ f  {2 H8 y

8 f/ g& s! |  i$ M" o  `M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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3 w* O" v/ q) Z0 B' bL: 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?0 c. u+ y3 M8 y* e, D3 s

8 P* _, @, E0 j; w+ vM: 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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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?( Y8 v+ [+ W6 H2 L' }, [9 f0 W
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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, E+ A9 c( p8 g6 e% ]' qL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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1 [) t( y2 d, ~4 X/ fM: 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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  f( i. F% W4 @& f" r2 ~  TL: 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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0 a9 h* F& m. {2 i( K1 J4 I# ~+ u( e+ VM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 z5 ]* \; {& a5 Q+ R

6 X0 ^9 Z+ d5 q3 gL: 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?# k; B; q0 E0 t# m. L
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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。3 H' @  |2 O! z+ q  i+ a9 O7 T+ v- ?

1 S/ g3 j7 _* p" p  t' H' W: W/ TM: 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." d" C. f0 Y. X7 d/ I1 ]

+ {4 _& r& f8 m- O5 JL: 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?! ]& ]6 B2 J& L; V& ^% T
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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* L# p6 e; B& Q9 i8 uL: 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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& t9 s: u- O/ F, WM: Okay. Two beers please!% v/ l, _( Z8 w' S0 v' P8 K

6 w9 g3 ]! v+ l/ J- 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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! {! ^" V; U: h5 }! ~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.4 {( d, b2 r! [: |; v: g# _6 c' r
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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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- n* z9 a* t3 \5 @( G+ CL: 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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" e6 E1 h' }" Z8 M3 ~! EM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.; \( D+ p) q. y9 E8 a
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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。; g9 }% k& g! v1 Q9 `+ N

7 w0 ]8 b0 B' T+ a. aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ B' Q+ V( n1 h* `4 ]2 g: N
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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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1 Y/ _% X) D% ~6 p% j7 h8 vM: 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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( a2 X: N% ^6 Y2 K; m$ WM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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: O6 F8 c4 X4 x6 ]' u. X9 k" A. W; g  t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。% z4 [& T( S9 Q( Z. d6 }# V; }

! U0 l( f! j3 h% {: B* k. d; HAudio as following:! j' T; K; |/ Z9 l) B0 \



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