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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?0 }6 D& c. C3 N& E2 r; Y

% T( ^0 C* q& uM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.* [$ R4 |/ W! U; j

8 ?' Y6 p" d8 A' k3 W6 _5 X6 cL: 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?  Q7 V! a$ g' h( _( g6 t, ~4 B
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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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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?& ^/ {7 }; ?( @& q" Z+ H$ {& b
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.5 ~/ s/ X" A/ d8 l
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L: 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?"2 y( A" D4 P; n8 N' u
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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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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.* ^& u% G  d+ c- n1 J  _

( o+ p0 _5 z# b1 XL: 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。: k& }0 u) |( [5 a
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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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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?  g: F+ D1 {/ x& I. c( x

3 M! r" E/ a; S2 v# |M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.) C1 j6 u/ D; N9 _0 f& Q

( c/ d- K) s& L+ i. G* A0 nL: 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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6 O8 N9 }0 k1 ]. 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。# q2 U" F% i  |

' s# g( D& \' A4 r5 {- \% _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?* d; |$ L$ c4 H" q7 f" p

# E0 f0 f4 e1 b$ T1 nM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone./ ]; Q3 j, t" a2 O9 c% O  B
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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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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.3 o' j& R; ^+ s: |
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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.
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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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$ v, A; }! A9 Y' n1 gM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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% c9 O6 g4 c7 c' I0 }1 x& I. h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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