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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。- u1 j( L6 C6 s4 N+ J
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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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+ ]' m6 C8 f4 t+ C) tM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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1 g# J' D9 Z- h4 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?! L2 L! V6 e  n& P
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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.$ c1 a; H7 L# J" U+ H  v
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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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4 y8 m" v* F5 nM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." H/ T* m5 ]$ D. V8 p! g" j5 l6 l9 L

3 P2 b0 j6 e7 Z" O2 w# S! j3 j, f4 a' VL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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?"& Y" p! ^* x0 J0 p
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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。# P9 U2 }% _( y- }) w" Q9 h
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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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( l; O# E% W; r# SM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.' J- ~2 K0 B8 |! _

6 z) Q3 k1 C6 ]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.
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7 X: r+ n" e, q" I% w( {9 N8 TL: 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.5 l$ c2 Y  P; k; T" E; x
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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。2 o6 c0 n& G/ Q
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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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。
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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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$ \# D& W/ x, X5 e: ?M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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* Y1 {% g& i, J* R% Q8 AL: 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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% T2 t5 k- z3 ^$ \/ H  ~% f, OM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.7 g8 \, A5 Q5 G- i

3 U! M- `. j4 P( ~5 J/ u* rL: 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。# ^3 ], \- E/ k8 ?. l+ [/ J+ C: @

3 d  Y2 M, _$ N3 `7 j) y- aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.7 p+ \3 Q1 ^  e( u

! L( ?: U# I7 i! ?! h9 ?$ \( P7 y; s" qL: 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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# C0 G! B3 `2 a6 ~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?1 ^; L" E* }; z% G

! b! c1 T& d8 y& u/ P1 WL: 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.6 v3 y6 ]# c, A
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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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