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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。
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5 u0 d- [. }/ P8 L2 {1 [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?
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6 Z% I) s. f9 }8 G2 U. z6 \) @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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& y  Q6 f/ g  {* v: @1 h" q6 m+ t% EM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.. `8 U8 y# S$ M& [- |+ c

- C; x2 l( \' l+ y) W* jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!+ y( A: Z& y7 U" V7 b3 G- }
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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?"% l4 [" \9 S% _" O
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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。% Z( f& a/ Z1 B1 h! D+ n" P% E

* ?, j$ T, m' o% XM: 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?+ o) f) T: J, ?. R+ W
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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。( ?: x! R1 g  _/ R: T

+ t' V9 x' s+ L- ]. F7 HM: 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?" w( c' ^1 t  s- q# q& D' U3 b

9 R0 }; a! W( h3 x6 ?M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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L: 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。3 n" B8 f3 _$ ^7 ~" H
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M: Okay. Two beers please!! g% e1 G+ ^. P

2 Q. j! A. p/ Q9 ML: 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。! ?$ ^7 N$ f. L, D  W, Y' @" Y

: A) D0 _. w, w9 x9 N6 [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.* _5 v; x- `. }
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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?0 E5 @8 s5 O2 v# o
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.6 D4 b. l! V! A0 S) K5 _7 }) Y
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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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- ?3 f- Y% h% H' ~% R) {4 o  XM: 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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0 u1 o* W0 j) e( wL: 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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8 e3 e) Y: P) [0 U9 ?2 a* LM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ F6 ^1 w! r+ c4 a8 G) S0 Y

3 y0 y% i( b5 p6 W  h2 s# a* U* gL: 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?
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) h& @, B6 r  s: r$ q3 KL: 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。2 R$ V2 S) }' {! u7 ^

4 i" ~/ S6 l$ B5 kM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 K7 u8 i) {# n2 |7 l8 B% d
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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。+ s5 n' Z* J3 a

: j2 L, r) J. F. ~2 s+ NAudio as following:
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