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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。* \+ o4 J# n0 L  e5 N  H

0 ]$ e& R8 R% U9 @) SL: 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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" `3 L/ V/ f. t9 s: l7 H& NM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?
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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.1 r3 `" {: |9 M/ l8 [# |# H, u- @7 f" S
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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?
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5 [  W% U& j$ C1 d# P3 WM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.. e* i: o/ e" _! d  @6 U7 i  X
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!1 _  g3 S! ~7 F( S8 M2 `

! T  F9 U, O  L7 _( n" AM: 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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$ h4 v4 A; a8 l- k( `/ F9 i( ?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?# |  J! v2 |& |2 D

. p9 ]! ]# Y- `1 F9 ?M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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- i! e% t( h, h( P; v8 L, `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。  }( k! Y# M2 k4 g$ |5 E8 a# n1 o% y

# E( c( I; }% N0 ]2 M! GM: 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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( b2 h$ z1 V$ R' L* iL: 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?, b& H& P5 u/ A1 i$ x4 e, u

  t6 n1 D3 O! B& |2 `! E9 S: \M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 |) O- `4 s* q" o

9 R$ ~9 _  `- d3 kL: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!3 b& O+ @- n7 F/ `. w

4 a8 q0 ]+ a" ~7 gL: 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。+ x% g/ Z( @  q6 d! T

$ `) t) b  A5 O0 lM: 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." v  R! H- O: U# k; V

8 J, x6 G0 i. ~: mL: 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.
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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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9 K* L0 S# ]! q* U7 }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。1 Z5 f0 O3 L- C" k

' V! n; V- b7 @, ]# M( H  {5 }7 i* [M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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; f$ w- f, q1 W+ iL: 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.. ~4 V* @! ?1 i
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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?0 i" i' I% X0 q3 D3 G0 Z, K
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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。+ d& k% b7 ?: E: A

5 E) L# r* ]6 \. m+ }$ g$ Q1 l) DM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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" H; P- [: S2 E" W5 h/ Z; u9 Q  b0 T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。& X( P" \1 r! T" q

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