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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8 @+ P2 B& [6 M$ EL: 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. S8 b7 Y$ uM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

1 o1 q5 k# U( S; O* I# N8 XL: 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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( Y$ p4 T5 j1 E, q+ HM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

, l. j: H0 N) E5 z% |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？

M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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. X# x7 m# h$ A4 ZL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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% ?/ m# o& C/ E- @4 M( \4 ]M: 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。

% G6 M2 m6 A; {( DM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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3 k& E/ i( W3 X+ ~* d1 QL: 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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. B" R; o9 n  HM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

' _5 \2 I0 E7 |4 g3 p8 lL: 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。

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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/ |/ e4 o1 z  U  n- q+ n7 @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？

" @, q7 [# D: t! GM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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: k# c7 l3 [# A- s3 DL: 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。
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  v, C* F2 O/ x; Y( p* sM: 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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+ Y2 t. v' M( q7 b8 S, ZM: 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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) n- c1 L5 H: E6 kL: 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？

M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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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, `/ Z. A5 f3 U7 A( 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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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。

- [' Q: w8 n7 N! s0 O, aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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2 m' p) W. A2 k# e3 l0 LL: 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.

$ X6 d' g2 m" }8 N7 E2 RM: 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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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 O5 M5 u6 G: {: ~  G2 g& E# ?M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

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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