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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?0 q' [. `; x) D- H  }

& H  G& P2 F2 }M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." u3 b9 I! Z8 l1 K) }1 q

6 R- A# B' ^0 y! d8 w# I4 iL: 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?! k$ y2 }2 ?9 ^

5 Q# D# g0 u, D1 G) tM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind." Y/ `% \3 m1 r- H
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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?  A/ p" b, p; m, n5 m
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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: o; ~* z! O3 B2 x' v# h, jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!* G- E' H* h2 I

4 C* M: W  h; R2 I% b# O2 ?$ rM: 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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& i( V8 G1 n; E2 O" \M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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9 V, P/ Y* R: W' ML: 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?3 s' c4 D% Q+ @5 F/ X! j) h
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.$ j+ X( r" K/ G2 p7 @

4 A/ r5 Y9 N  \9 oL: 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.0 L% J7 }7 n, U' g  i3 ]: P$ _

. d: S0 M* e5 s  \' I% K& yL: 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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8 n1 k) e8 H; w/ O! ?M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." Y3 B- ~; Q$ d4 W; b) V

" X5 q- T9 A0 k" JL: 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。. L+ C9 f; g& j2 [5 k* q% C
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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8 \9 y/ I0 K" [6 R3 P- WL: 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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$ T) }; N: l5 {; u& P5 p% HM: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.$ E4 u: J6 Y0 g- {5 d1 Q) }
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L: 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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" ~( g* l# ?0 f  L7 w' E2 tM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.& R# M+ |7 |0 c6 Y6 b3 \. I

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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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8 j' i3 }2 p" ?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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0 b/ `& ~' a, J, A/ t8 O5 n' V. X& kM: 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。7 |) X1 m/ k; s4 q
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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5 @* H4 E9 s+ y1 R* B6 Z  i( _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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