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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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$ Y' y. Z# g4 i* k- f$ L! CL: 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?
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" J! p) G! r- t+ L9 gM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.6 k) R: }; I; s- }3 k( T- e
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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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7 i' }" ^3 N; z7 {) \4 KM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.# P* w; o; c* T6 a' P
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!1 E) |$ z) `& @% I: S- g. F
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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?"9 [9 H2 r; z" c  x5 R0 E. m

0 E' S' l( L0 O- ]7 DL: 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。" }; w5 i% e2 P2 I* m1 F+ d' ^9 e( l7 s
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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L: 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?5 K7 h9 F' _6 w) X

: A2 k2 b+ D; j0 p8 ^5 ?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。1 I% p% `: ^- T
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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?
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( g% ^3 D" J/ T1 h: S0 _# zM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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: \* }* c2 }0 G9 ~) e0 tL: 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。  w2 t, E. Z- |1 ?* u% v  _6 ~
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M: Okay. Two beers please!3 w4 |, y7 H7 i* t, Q) q
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L: 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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/ z/ y# S" O8 s1 c- wM: 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?  {! }3 v9 ?! L  X

! O  o. T/ S3 X) {' b, MM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.+ A" U+ v2 u7 c6 K
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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?1 p- c* |  A; r: [' |+ ~

+ m3 n- E% R" ], ?$ t  jM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.! r3 K2 {* g. g, V" W" x

/ c; s0 Y' v0 N6 }5 t! ZL: 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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0 L' z& L6 c% v. tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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5 C2 \2 v- }5 {- b: x# q9 W5 s, vL: 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.: m6 M5 e& T; r/ h
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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。- W2 i/ Y. `8 e2 }7 d& a

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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。2 b0 |% k$ d5 [: p

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