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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。8 U; r- [2 G0 M$ _

- H% `7 u* `& a, ]3 AL: 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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+ |; l1 Z6 P* a$ EM: 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 U: {+ \4 K$ m% H- S' K# O& e! pM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.  A4 z/ L8 f: E, t
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!. o3 }. J# g# R
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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?"
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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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$ h/ y5 c9 |- N0 }& WM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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! t$ m8 `: u# d7 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?3 D  G6 [" u1 n7 l  g6 }' J3 M
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." k. X0 |/ Y1 |" l/ S# F* f
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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?- p) w9 r9 i9 c
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 N2 x/ x& l+ ?" ^9 a, {( _! D: ^& c8 Q
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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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6 ~: N9 ^/ X$ a8 VM: Okay. Two beers please!( U- h0 r" `2 r* j4 J. H) b- f# N

) e# N, {$ ^! ~5 T" @- q+ gL: 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。9 i% ^2 {, O7 c* A* }

' ^3 O" h* |$ Y! o/ L: R7 }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.  J6 ]; d( \% ~3 p

5 S0 c( b! V) m8 cL: 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?' B# Y( Q: y7 Y
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.. O0 \: S: J2 b4 i7 H5 C

5 k: o0 ?7 V8 ]; BL: 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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* K. f* J, [5 OL: 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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" n; u* N" L# Z5 AM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ }4 a$ p, L" E5 G& j* E
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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./ V- ~! c/ e: U, e3 ~  Q
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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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- Z- O3 T  `1 _. ?- ^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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2 A4 r  g' Z( p  XM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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