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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。8 I9 f7 v) V" _5 k+ {" e  @  [
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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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( E) A5 `3 q2 h( a+ ~! fM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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: F7 L* M) R. t$ b; X% O- zL: 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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0 S1 |& _5 i+ R: W! d9 a3 @. k) pM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind./ O( C7 |# m) n/ P9 b, I" z+ T4 n
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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?6 v; M+ C' H2 a" P6 s0 Z

6 c: h. z, x" l  aM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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5 k  @7 }8 s4 gL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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1 i  l% p( L# Z: s  vM: 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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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.' @2 K( ~# V4 n: O

( a% O& p) H6 d7 ?  DL: 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?
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" \, H& {$ H* f& x" D- _: AM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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& x# L# y% c# z1 o) M1 U5 n1 DL: 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。
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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.1 I3 P6 G3 a" U' G1 v
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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?* n2 X( F1 ^  ?5 {6 A4 P% ?

; d- \9 u1 m, S$ ]& j. }M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow., A/ `2 l+ b/ A) |) I8 L
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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。: \0 _  T! _& a1 v5 T' F
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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L: 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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) c3 ]" S, c* cM: 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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3 s0 B& D7 f" ^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?! j! ]  d1 O, M! o5 o: U3 H
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.) M& }/ X) Q: P5 t1 `7 ~

% J  @/ v' A- E& C9 _1 q0 L/ WL: 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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5 Y; z* X* d# b' jM: 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。, x: ?0 S) T& r

" y! V6 c! U. N0 V$ x: a5 mM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.' ^' e8 y' q5 }- P
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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.9 E; B/ P" @/ ]7 W

! S* O$ G0 g3 PM: 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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.. c' L- ~: r9 W7 U

+ I# J9 n1 ~7 {: P0 W) m; q) O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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