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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。' y$ D+ |- h) I! b
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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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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?) X3 l% S4 {5 L
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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.% P4 L7 q" r' m; x% H

0 t0 t) g' m) g" n# N9 ^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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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  h# L! u+ l8 Y* `L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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8 i9 Q2 E1 v/ o1 RM: 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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8 S8 [; {( `' p' ?' U9 l: 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。' ~( n, z5 C5 f  E  f/ P; m5 {
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 q; A  r9 x! [$ d% U8 c) Q3 `  o4 B
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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?& z5 O) m4 |& I
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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! \' {. ~/ u/ G  d. V% eL: 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。! w7 H  _( j' J/ C9 f8 c5 K8 J
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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.  V+ H0 S( U5 G/ j! ?' y1 K$ ]

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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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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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; I, L, T, \4 [; u* s3 a7 BM: 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.
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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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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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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。0 `3 V8 Q* W. `7 p+ r3 {. O+ \
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.' p" \' w0 v8 y$ {8 d* X* y
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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.
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0 E  G/ q4 z. O- c) VM: 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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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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M: 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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