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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?3 ~8 p4 W$ C6 {0 A% J
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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.& ?* X, d! u1 H# r# q# w
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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?- P( I$ v+ v% j" |2 _" K3 c* R

& T" p' U- N+ b: R" o8 pM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.# {& U* E9 \, ]& W1 e, k

0 ]$ j# ?4 S+ i; p2 R) wL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!5 j# G% y- ~+ o/ h) m# Q

1 w. j  Z% |2 }5 J: N% B  FM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"7 [+ @: B" F0 T3 c0 M# K, U
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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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4 C% G6 s) i2 i, ^2 k. eM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.  Q9 N! u" R+ c2 f9 \( v9 ]5 J1 s

: J6 _: O- r, A1 X% W4 ~: 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?: Q( ?5 v& U- c

- P7 _/ Q7 a" mM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ Y2 |8 w( ~& N! P7 h: ^9 }- l
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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?( X3 x8 v7 W, }; \! v" n! E
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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: 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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1 ]/ u  `7 J% ?  P0 m  w4 rL: 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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1 c3 {( E% F5 m; j! P- W% lM: 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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& J2 U7 l" T; J4 B4 e1 ?, N* bM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 }- d5 O& {3 W/ v6 ]

7 q4 }$ E  B: [2 @* D/ \  f, ^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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M: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.; \6 r3 n4 L; J6 h
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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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) s1 C- p, `/ z: U& l# Y2 d! ZM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.: e2 w+ G9 e8 H/ Y1 Q8 W

$ N$ y; ]& R* \4 KL: 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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- Z3 o+ X, }% R) n. jL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.& s7 d# X8 |2 F- X' q4 W

& _; a8 ~2 N5 {, L7 _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。( e/ n, B0 K1 R" F2 D  K0 n3 `
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