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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。: ^7 M* f$ b1 P7 v. p+ A) }

9 t7 |, _# R) u) m% CL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?. h1 M: I; n; [* b" c
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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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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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% R3 T3 R- @& ~+ j0 g8 YL: 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?! B' z  l8 U5 R5 [
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.2 A2 I0 {8 |. p$ q  X% b6 k

: j- K4 s+ _% y; hL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!9 P- O! l% _* r9 p

5 n( ~" o* ~  Q, pM: 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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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。+ u! s! e; }1 h. a% B0 }, L8 ?

& q: p3 `* p- HM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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2 C, J" F& e1 E* x6 r5 NL: 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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) V7 I1 {6 Y9 C3 f9 T5 HM: 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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' u4 D3 p1 D! _. i6 o8 q( \! BM: 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., T; B# N  A. t. j4 Y1 K

: |. ?/ z4 A$ V, J4 M0 qL: 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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( }. j( c( `: S! E: TM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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! {# Y' B: e$ [. V- lL: 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 u) o4 ^$ Z( Q' H  L8 {0 B

$ o5 X( b/ x5 M- xM: Okay. Two beers please!4 `, ~% o- W- J; W5 T5 D( i

; x) a1 v. u8 S* D7 U& DL: 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。; u: }. T# |; y: Y& O7 h
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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.
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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?6 b9 Z/ g/ \9 b9 h  J

! v% L3 D+ s6 p1 jM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.' D6 a: f6 L7 V
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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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5 i8 f; e3 L( Y5 X7 _% DM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.! E) o$ N( i: z  |* @
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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。. d' E/ p! _7 p4 p$ i- U

! w: ?) s! d8 j0 x' sM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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1 Q3 ~( [* |: fL: 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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: g" o* N% ]& O' W+ x6 `. GM: 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?! s: W* c  u4 L/ [

7 r* a8 a) d* K+ c0 S  }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。" z* ~* J! n8 U: W4 m0 Z$ I$ {

" C0 r% G9 o% H2 u. y' V: LM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 S2 f( M% f& E- l2 N1 v6 U
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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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