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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" B4 W8 b! u& s" Q: w8 P' D& IM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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, h$ d6 z! B  q' S+ {; NL: 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 H( X# `/ w& u* g3 L. p0 ^: a! HM: 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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0 P, L8 f: q1 s8 Q3 L6 O7 ZL: 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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5 u. c% \* Z$ d  z6 ~; CM: 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！

% b0 I; }1 B% rM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

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。

& ^, A2 c9 J" L, ?  ZM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

4 w4 ^0 {6 t* V- O0 j" G/ ^% n/ WL: 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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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。

  w% C$ s/ J5 ?0 }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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" j% d" D  ]2 d+ F; p% H; ?- FL: 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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0 o" C: S8 M% L& r0 [8 Q( ?! HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

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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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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& Q- Z8 o) ]+ u2 e) \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？

M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# S: e8 d. k8 uL: 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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# a! g, ]! ?- }" c3 Y6 J. 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.

; P! a. t) A7 M0 c2 gL: 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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; W1 A, h/ N2 I5 m1 kM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

. o  N9 }2 a" e+ \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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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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7 ]0 d- ~8 \% F" {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

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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