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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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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6 p, M; t  x& i4 P' t0 U0 B- NL: 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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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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* p/ X$ z9 H# E- W$ uL: 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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; z+ U( L  o4 a* J2 B" vM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.; D; p) Q% ~' z- _8 g) V
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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6 ~& c4 {9 B) {' T9 u; M% Y3 R5 rM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"$ j  u9 k6 H. m/ ?

7 I8 R8 i( s  F  D3 _) u" T( v" \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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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?, m1 Y7 b) O- Z, g' F

, i/ b; X$ P% c; lM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies." q6 X1 ?: O  f# Y* p3 }

) y' s, B& V$ W4 n, o. i/ l; zL: 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。: e& h+ u/ l7 s4 b* I

4 Q9 k& X: {. E& ~1 h9 [* xM: 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?( X) }6 {# z8 ]

+ f& ~* |$ z7 _M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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, F" {! _$ R4 W4 c( gL: 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。: T! V/ [. X2 ]  b9 G

4 Q* f7 Q8 D, V! G7 WM: Okay. Two beers please!* e5 W6 V* w& Y! t

& D/ w* W) {+ A/ dL: 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。% @* c: h0 D- G# J

& ^/ h. V# V% X4 n6 Z! z: P- gM: 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.# F( n) Y7 H2 K" I
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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?; G9 ~3 T- N9 c% ^; b; D3 _
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.7 J7 ]9 s  x0 L( f( W
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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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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。6 ^: x, c: D, D' K5 z6 s+ p
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M: 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。/ F7 H5 h% m# h/ t

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