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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。  r. G6 K* Y# {  w- m( ]8 h

+ c7 v5 g; _0 \  n+ V' N2 {L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?& ?0 {( G; t' f1 S* s$ q

) q; H9 }% j+ a% O7 q0 eM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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2 [! \6 c7 @8 U& {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?5 o& _! Q+ \1 l# W$ m
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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.7 u6 L8 b) n- O, M
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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?' q5 [' x  V# O0 i( A( ?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.$ z& u5 L0 I3 u: V% V5 k* ]$ O
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!5 X! U6 Y) K, h, p& h) G) b

6 B* g1 l. B3 {2 q& d; UM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?", x$ |  E% v: J6 _& w$ A* ^' k

$ D; E; M) h4 p) SL: 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" Z) `" r3 P

' M) C3 S" m( j/ o1 AM: 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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$ f2 J4 p5 M  b6 @# ^; ~3 ^M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ |- U0 m2 H/ N  W- u- \

, b' p/ Z' [, j; S& ^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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: Z: o; H( d6 N) P$ }1 sM: 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./ ~; h/ |0 y- P# F8 T/ [1 y" V

& y) m' G4 x6 q( ~: C8 ~& DL: 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?: G5 ?% D: A/ _8 V5 i$ Z$ Q
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.& K7 O8 D. l' W0 i, a4 Z5 y

7 Z, ~/ W) u1 o" h1 uL: 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。$ |+ T3 ]6 o' w8 `+ I
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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! @' z2 u' T4 y: wL: 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。) B1 v6 U; x2 h

( B- p# ]4 c4 ?6 p5 I6 DM: 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?" `/ W- _+ k/ ?% b% M% H

) o/ n% Q7 j4 g* P. }6 eM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?- {4 E, x  `2 i

  U4 f8 X1 i' C, V) S0 V' }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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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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.. P) t  x* `# h' o8 A! [' @
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L: 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.8 W3 q6 \! T" U- ^3 i& K
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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; j  E; `( \/ M" a1 g4 g# S5 BL: 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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; F5 v, ?" f# Z8 W8 nM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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