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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- _' D4 H- _9 N9 h/ j% c; X4 c1 v  v: ^M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

  m2 x$ m6 V; ]5 ^0 ]" H8 ]: {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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! |; p' h9 k/ Y/ A' k8 ~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？
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& X  e( L* v7 ?; x/ D" fM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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2 W9 C2 Z7 F( e; I$ iL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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; b! m3 m5 J4 q0 v8 R: K) s& dM: 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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! p3 B( c9 c6 v: W+ NL: 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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. U, C7 M. J9 W; ?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？

9 y1 H' B  q9 ?! S2 ^M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

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。

/ q1 d4 o% J  F% Y1 G; d, G% DM: 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？

2 u. @& j$ V$ f2 h& N5 sM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!

1 {" d( i  n& z) J# rL: 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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3 I  x3 ]! I- X7 c. e0 `7 s: yM: 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.

  B! d0 r1 N! \' j) a2 cL: 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？

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.

4 s" |4 T5 ]5 C! U0 NL: 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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7 a  }1 {3 }  }& y6 IM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

7 }% v2 G, F& @# J( o7 jL: 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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9 g+ \  D% T1 n0 h& V+ KM: 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?

4 o5 ]. o4 h7 d$ a4 o: o2 c; CL: 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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8 f3 N' i/ G( C, z4 O8 t9 zM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

: B# [5 ]4 }! P& h2 K' q" L: V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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