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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。5 W+ \* f) Q5 H1 I  u) l

. {! B1 q2 O2 N- N- nL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?3 h  F0 \5 O! v) m; _: Y6 O  A
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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$ u8 d, X/ n3 x9 EL: 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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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?
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6 H& J$ P, K" K( t# W4 tM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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" i2 W' [" s: ^$ a5 oL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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- b5 q1 P; B: N% n6 iM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* y! T& Q8 {0 x$ I

  u* }( P8 _5 G* F/ |2 _" YL: 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 ?9 O( b$ D; l! b9 l' |/ A5 Q0 `& K1 UM: 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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- L; t) q5 J' J! w3 Y, |$ ^! _M: 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。* Y" h! X' S1 B" X
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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?( A8 {3 u( K, b3 I7 N4 g

& y" U7 f9 }8 \% H, v! \' QM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.  O8 [  t) ]- K: e

( f: I  q3 k2 L- f, x* nL: 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 M0 R- N- H9 Y* `1 w' e( k
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M: Okay. Two beers please!% E, U1 ?; U8 T% f% ~; ?1 A
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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。9 A- @, u& m! w

+ U( A3 W2 k9 CM: 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?, S% i7 @0 J' ~4 v3 a

! G, I+ A1 v6 F* I( O$ G$ ^& OM: 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?4 Q$ k; p9 {' I6 U0 F: V

- \9 l$ h0 D- F  sM: 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。$ Z) [$ J8 A% m( v% ~0 C5 c
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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2 ]4 V! W5 |$ ^( I; A% D, nL: 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?5 z) W( I8 }0 V+ ~9 W
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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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7 e9 u6 O. c8 S" ^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。( V/ a/ U1 s/ j9 v3 f+ ]

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