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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。  d9 Z; C' u# i) S4 p  C! V& a

: [$ W5 J6 ^2 Z: U+ n1 JL: 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?/ e' S2 d! Z8 R% U9 d" ^: w5 i

# E  R% U6 e, t0 `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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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?2 ^$ p8 t& k( }% |) R" J  U
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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  R: f* r, H" h- h4 pL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!' r/ I+ U: s; B0 p' b3 \
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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?"8 T3 V1 o, w; P7 ?
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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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5 ]$ {- W  t" Z5 T. v; v; }M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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/ Y3 b$ M$ I. w& LL: 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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, Y* Z. |* R" M$ L& f: u: 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.
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  I+ ^4 Y. O* s6 m, w2 T/ ]4 e: sL: 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?3 B! ~6 b2 R4 L) ~

2 `! B: d2 i8 V( B# F5 G& q8 m9 VM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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1 [- G& r% i, C3 _) U" q% sL: 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。# |! Z+ F1 [: T: z

2 |; b1 f% m/ E9 j! QM: Okay. Two beers please!7 [4 A3 a4 a2 C, }# |7 L
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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。3 U2 T4 M" k( v" _/ V
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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.  J! x0 J- ~' N9 o

4 C3 r; M. X7 y: VL: 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?& `. |+ C" p, z& I4 F/ G. X9 q

4 L, J0 P, Z0 T& }5 L) kM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?$ u- y5 I6 s* z7 }1 O+ N

6 G8 g* {+ e. {9 q/ Y9 W' VM: 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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.8 \5 }1 e+ L6 m# i- c
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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., b: @. H7 h- @7 U- B1 H
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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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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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" F, X9 B0 b0 b* U  QM: 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。4 W9 b8 E, E4 ]
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