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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?5 o- T4 [4 j5 E! H- m  S7 m* S; ?4 p

  L4 f- t: v% S; g1 E6 KM: 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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  \( q7 ]& E) Q- kM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.- v/ b! @% @/ Z8 B& C# c- |
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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?! G4 M/ z. b, n$ F

6 b9 I& {! b; \% W$ x4 N; q8 BM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.: P5 a3 ]# N2 n) o7 O: A
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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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/ P5 A2 L7 }7 EM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# D. p* [" I& D( g2 P2 s
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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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6 y5 G1 W4 |- j/ a5 v. wM: 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。" ^" v( V% f/ N+ t2 y1 I
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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.8 z& B; L1 O( ~9 N0 F
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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?! e+ C6 s5 O& L* H6 `0 }

: X1 A! l/ P$ d3 }+ R4 B' _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。* Q$ u, o( Q. m; p+ l
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M: Okay. Two beers please!' W  C. k  B/ \8 h  I2 y1 w, A

8 C6 H5 D' R# C& 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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2 s+ l) m+ d4 b" b6 Y- ^) t4 xM: 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.3 l# V3 \7 N: `( ^% i5 c2 X8 Q  L
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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?- X- K6 D/ B, L# t$ R; G4 o
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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4 N4 P! t& \2 e5 E. z. `- CL: 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?5 j2 ~$ {% p4 N6 r8 o; q$ @% G/ X0 m
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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.
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$ G( |& S- U" a8 t' j# 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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3 [" ?, c! B" T- HM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.  ^0 e  ]# F& p# C+ m" X3 H8 ~

0 [: [/ [. E, u2 TL: 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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* W4 f+ b  A1 z# ]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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+ j7 B( S/ J; F3 d( c+ BL: 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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7 D0 e) Z( Z' f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。* o2 S* j- r, [$ Q+ f
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