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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。, B; P4 l0 ?; E* Z
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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.# _( g5 |8 `1 D) h1 q( s
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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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" B8 e  Y: j. GM: 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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1 g$ s/ S4 V+ `* IL: 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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8 E2 U; z9 L$ c; x& u: RM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.3 Y/ l3 w" L" V' [8 z6 ]1 b

0 }8 N% ]4 t; M( h& r6 KL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!& x1 L0 a" ^2 ~0 b5 F

" V- s" g( [. E5 L  k$ kM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"9 c3 r9 v/ F5 c5 j2 p+ T
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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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$ c$ C' d8 M0 M  Y/ S4 KM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% O: \  a+ S5 C; h

. @/ j# ^2 H: d( mL: 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?3 I1 A  h, \" a6 [* L0 A) g
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 y: c& K) A8 ^) E
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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。/ ?) D" |1 ?- p# J/ g, 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?* C4 ~3 Q5 Q! Q: y) u3 e

3 @7 V& B2 u! V8 s4 u  ], D! pM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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L: 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。  }; f; m, g0 i$ q

% V& B$ y0 t' S$ G0 j5 VM: Okay. Two beers please!
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4 J1 i6 |4 Y( h0 CL: 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。' ?2 i, q0 s, C& ~
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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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* F1 L$ y: ^) K8 B  I" X* GL: 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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8 g4 R( l: I- B$ W. cM: 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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) Z# w, g; t* Q+ d1 f% TM: 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。( n+ x7 e& a8 Y# n/ Z" R
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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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1 T, n) R4 t: I+ _# qM: 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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: N% ?8 O6 f' u/ S( w: x( \6 v2 ~9 OL: 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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! c0 s9 C8 v& C' I: I# {M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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2 P4 F8 n8 w1 x2 z. f. Q+ G5 M: l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。% ~. H2 V+ |3 Q$ }- M' W7 Z, `- L

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