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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。9 V/ Y9 @5 S# C7 r7 j# l; ?

2 ^+ ]) L/ t. c: _6 y; m0 E! b, TL: 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.1 A+ V2 f/ j8 |- b4 l! a

9 @: j5 u" M) y( J( V1 R9 G$ E/ {" P+ hL: 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?& N! ]/ `. m  g  c

; {7 N  I. \: C- gM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.( S5 h9 G( D) I
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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?8 C9 w2 z6 R+ X" o
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.( Z* `# S( _( b/ w% J2 W8 ^
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!. a* L4 T; v  E+ T+ M

# h. W/ d2 a1 C# EM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"3 C& i2 W5 c$ n6 M

4 C0 h+ U5 z. `! k3 I7 ML: 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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! y# \" g( q$ ?$ G& L7 nM: 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?( W, B* ~) {& L# o% m

2 Q$ m* P* s" E7 r; j1 \* @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。
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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 [" V- u; [) Q/ m- e7 f2 L
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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?
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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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/ l! c, p, `/ V; N* M' gL: 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。9 B5 M1 _( y  ?5 X9 b; x6 L/ i5 I  r+ o

. J3 f' m  }' O+ n0 t, _2 E/ yM: Okay. Two beers please!
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, w  C/ Y! |/ X5 |* E( LL: 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。* w$ G% c1 X' b0 E6 S0 i& t

; l( O' M1 U3 JM: 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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, d) I* V1 c1 V$ v& o" LL: 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# f) T$ D' b& _M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.0 O2 G2 X: ^* {% G7 G
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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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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./ ^8 |( W4 ~$ Z" }

% v% L1 |2 E' U0 EL: 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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+ U$ Y0 y1 C3 r3 \M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.) A! K/ s5 y4 N/ f

/ e' K. K5 k3 \8 l4 ML: 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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7 q0 D! K' @+ _+ |2 H* [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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. W" y7 _4 f' Q$ S/ T7 e, T$ dL: 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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: ]0 p& b$ M, |+ b, oM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.' w% }) W" ~& x0 H: t; L! O( e& V
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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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