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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。3 s3 S0 P& ]' x' N- p7 Z

" z5 A$ ]4 _. F( j0 D7 BL: 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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8 ]+ y! D' y. T3 `! x$ ~( \M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm., F" O# E) C8 v- _! P: J1 w

4 Z. P( h/ Y$ g; E$ q  KL: 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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* _2 v4 l8 ~: |0 pM: 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?
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0 X2 \+ v7 S. _, A4 }7 YM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.. f- B9 d  A0 ?# s' E2 f2 D& h( Y" U

8 i" V2 W& P2 N7 v* tL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!* l' h$ R( k- ]/ O

' V2 ^# C0 d+ J& J6 {. O8 }: PM: 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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# y( `7 r" W" l+ ?. Z+ |
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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?
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8 D8 K- K; o: ~M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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# a2 _& J- m" t3 vL: 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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; E- g7 F" F1 dM: 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.+ j# |; _. k8 m- N; X* k3 i

- p1 R/ w) p' }$ g5 D5 n/ xL: 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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4 T4 U/ v: g5 y8 I9 yM: 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。: T8 v' F, M% i, J( Q* o4 Z5 ^

# M8 p* E5 p8 @# W  WM: Okay. Two beers please!
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9 y% i: t3 j; e3 t9 SL: 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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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.  v: \$ K) C! c' L

% r* l2 }8 B7 bL: 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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- Z' p5 B  Y+ B9 s& |' R4 D) q2 G; oM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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; F" t' O( F/ a5 `" `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?7 B' W% P0 I& Y; r5 x
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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.- A' D& D( B$ r. J
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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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( j+ Y' F/ |2 [* B  o, LM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ e, q( l2 i% u

4 b$ ]- n5 _) y! t% cL: 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 P- V$ y' N% }; e& w  ^9 m" [  x' gM: 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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) n1 T. W9 k) q" {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。: q' D8 N" V$ Q) P5 I

1 U$ G* `5 y6 |9 ~3 xM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.% |5 r# W/ j4 l* f3 d1 N" _
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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。
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