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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。3 S9 Y# F/ E0 I: u+ B

# g; f, Z) ]% J6 i3 |" d, {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.% |- j8 `6 J; k: x, _& [/ ~0 V3 |
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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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# `' A/ T" Y1 O1 i8 Z, p+ GM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.5 E1 m. {2 t* K5 R* F+ [1 v
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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?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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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?"% z# x$ E* e, t: J
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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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9 d' [, s1 S  I" V3 o+ mM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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& Y  Q7 R3 s1 F& G9 u0 CL: 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.
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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?  c+ Z$ T& ~) p, a* \, D

' {. f' t) f3 E  c2 j' uM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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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4 `9 Q$ V  F: l4 C  RM: Okay. Two beers please!& ^# |& G. l) o' u2 ?0 R

2 @" j% ^: H, t* v  lL: 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。' e, O) P8 ?6 m2 v% L7 V/ `$ N
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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." b# s- u6 q! q+ z+ A: s

7 ]' Q) Y7 n! t( F4 LL: 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?% N8 @& O1 P% [: Y( o) m

$ Z5 ^$ n% J* b. j( d- w* kM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.6 F/ n& }) |1 a% `) @( ?% M

1 i( L6 z& g; k, ZL: 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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  j9 E9 M- R# i; VM: 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。# u- V: f: P; X) {# C* o, ~

" o, G+ _. N8 S. GM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.5 u8 U6 i  V7 P+ G8 o

8 ^% U$ _) C+ u2 z6 d2 T1 w# qL: 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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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。  }  |5 c5 G" _

& L$ b2 y9 ]* {1 T$ {+ rM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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& r" W' d6 r. R; K+ B* w) ^8 z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。7 [$ m0 i# a9 m% {6 R4 J

6 U. {" b! u, n( E$ b( ^5 yAudio as following:
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