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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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: S1 T( @9 p& h# y9 g, b: S1 a9 EM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.7 A) [. U. ]$ T# c# m# Y9 Z
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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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: `3 R0 k7 J' T% B5 y/ CM: 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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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?4 }' Y" e' y8 {' L, Y
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you., L" n5 l2 O/ Y3 d

: Z# y1 y" d3 E* LL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!- x$ ^( H% M9 d  y7 J9 C- H, c. D
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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?"5 \& q! W& j2 q

* ^$ a/ v( K) eL: 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 v* F' N. A" X, w& o. y( m# xM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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6 K( ?7 t" D/ bL: 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。. R7 U. r6 z1 u8 y

; C( J' ~3 m$ `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.- D" H- R2 J; e8 m- z# n

" P1 Q- b3 Y. d' D# u1 S. V9 E" eL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 ^. I: A4 n1 `9 W4 i! J

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' M8 T3 J% O9 m! l9 `M: Okay. Two beers please!
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1 J8 N' u/ E. G, y, {' H3 n8 T" \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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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?4 A) H5 h0 a) C  x5 L) ~
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( ~9 m0 U1 V0 z3 k8 e" E, P5 C
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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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# \/ o4 K; J. j* [) `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.
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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。6 ?( E$ N$ _6 M8 K4 M

  t$ U& F# q0 P) ^4 k. _9 u$ |M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.7 M* T/ D# l0 j4 p

( a5 n3 A9 q; C8 M9 l- T$ i6 sL: 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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6 T0 F5 l: z( T0 m7 {9 AM: 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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1 {2 ?' T8 G# E# kL: 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。& N& o/ t4 S6 i" m$ P6 `% Y
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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8 r% `9 s; |2 @5 y0 o! i) l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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