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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。& u; T1 i& c& Y: m% ?$ S. H

1 I1 P/ q. b8 A) E8 G, G$ BL: 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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0 ~! c9 ^% s, X5 u( V* P* QM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.' s8 T7 {* o) M4 o# S  g! |2 Z

  e7 [; k/ e& _" X2 yL: 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?& f; F5 j4 N: F; d6 A

7 d& d2 V3 s5 z1 Z/ HM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.& x3 ?. P/ f: }: [* Z4 e3 p
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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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: T' u# b" s* M4 _1 e0 c. d/ c1 \M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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/ W1 b% @9 S8 u: X1 _L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!+ C7 B  ?! M, z/ B

2 S/ Q. `  C, X9 ^8 yM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"8 ?! M( h, c# N; q6 Q2 b

2 `  [, ~# N6 L% h6 a9 b/ I9 J. }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?# {% I8 A2 M5 W" A- S' T

' x/ u: e/ o6 n; W/ pM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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/ V7 R6 f& a$ X' p  ?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。% n4 D5 k6 S' `2 i3 Y9 l' j

2 |2 ?" d; `3 t( |, P# ]* l- eM: 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./ h# `" T8 s, R' P
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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?
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2 h1 O/ n8 w9 A+ a5 r) u8 R: @/ uM: 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。
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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  W# K' G) q3 F# S. E( XL: 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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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./ N  p( t) |3 j0 x- W) H  ?9 [

, I" I9 `, K$ I7 i* [% S; x  AL: 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?, ]5 z8 e6 x( Y( d
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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9 w: }% y2 t" G/ kL: 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?: s; C8 B' x, Q' V& I1 ~

. G% O  }. P9 {/ f2 T# ~5 C; SM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.+ i3 Z, t/ \8 f+ c
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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.
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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.4 Q" g. W; J6 ?8 N- i: 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?2 b$ ?6 H* M: s( w* ~: W
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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。! }8 f+ R* I6 v6 L$ x$ W, _
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.8 M5 @* G& b3 e) f+ c8 H' |/ _' v( M

7 g1 F1 m+ T7 U$ s2 k' p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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