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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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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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. b+ |" r" m% \/ U+ c7 SM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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0 `2 [4 B  p! Z- _) y/ OL: 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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' K5 q) A$ X9 N; N5 {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?, E6 }# p! R8 S% B) V
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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9 T+ n. Y+ k# C7 O" VL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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0 B8 g+ h5 H5 N$ nM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"$ U- a/ C! n2 d- O* j
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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。
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9 T5 X2 Y3 ?9 X* g4 h2 Y+ LM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# y4 c' P4 g  Q" n
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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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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。4 \$ s- Z6 C; e. T' q3 Q, u

, O6 P) ]7 B0 V7 @3 _9 K2 N: r& 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./ Z7 K1 k0 w: r& b1 A7 P
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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?! q4 @9 ?+ d: {  ]# j' J, S

2 H) @) C& Y/ h& uM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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7 \  M9 R( y/ [5 i+ b1 I; QL: 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。5 q. Q- h% f4 g

- y" a' P) i! n2 vM: 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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7 S7 w3 L4 k7 j' G' C8 oM: 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.* u. v  y* f/ s: B- B$ X, w

- I& x% D  M1 W( {8 fL: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., d& b: ~' B' J3 z3 q) t6 d

+ @0 l9 o, a% G& C& G' C0 cL: 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.
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0 N' \9 `  |% o& ~5 d1 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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.: N3 V+ r) R- X: e

; Y: ]9 p. F+ n, u3 ^% bL: 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.  \5 X* s; \/ b( J! p, H

  m+ [4 t6 G' ]3 X; I; b6 s) w, Z0 dM: 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?8 \) p9 F9 r5 T' K( V( |) P5 b  P* G
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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。3 I  r* F$ x' z9 N6 X0 N) T+ ^; Y

1 M8 p/ h' j' E6 @/ i8 GM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.$ V2 f2 T; w0 `, I9 }7 g& j

# v; `5 ^0 t6 k* G% n! q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。7 A: n3 L* ~% R8 n% q  ^$ S2 M# I

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