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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。' u/ m3 _) D4 \1 M5 O" q

, i8 R; `. o% JL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?  ^: m. B/ d) h0 f
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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) @+ S7 n0 Q6 qL: 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?5 n1 q+ z5 o4 {6 o: ^
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M: 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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0 E- U- w( N6 {" ~; S# Q* D) A3 eL: 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?- J1 {9 w4 Z3 ^& x( U% O
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& Y5 Z# o7 t+ j

+ A5 o) c% B, j( r: BL: 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?"% M- v+ h* D3 m9 ~5 h4 ]1 K
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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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4 c+ U% v' |/ z% \- u0 {M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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, f0 ?1 u! d5 k0 fL: 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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, E4 j, X. T) vM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.7 \1 [( z+ w& p7 d& r
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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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7 _# b0 {/ F. t8 Q+ S6 s4 RM: 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 X7 l; F0 s8 K9 t& I( I6 T

4 H. k& ~* O* }. 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.2 U  K* p5 B) g7 ?- c- F

: s. r8 G6 H) \. z( QL: 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。4 k( q6 e, f( m: u' o, [3 m
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M: Okay. Two beers please!" D9 e+ b  s8 j. N

- v3 d: h3 r" B: R5 w7 }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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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.6 _; C# F7 W: r
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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?
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4 v( i! R6 Q7 K+ UM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# U% `3 p8 M" Q* z0 GL: 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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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。% _7 A" X0 b% F
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.: I6 {4 [0 b; _, _

1 b9 B3 u1 _& d+ @1 ], v0 |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.
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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?) T: y$ k$ Y3 C$ l1 a1 u0 _
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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。+ @. {, L2 b& N7 @

3 z. n0 B8 @$ G3 A) {9 `M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.+ l- p6 {) |1 {# N# c/ C; `
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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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