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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。
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% s+ \- K1 V$ u2 p1 mL: 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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, g; G( h/ ?# }; F0 kM: 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?; {# N+ }1 _, l0 Z

1 i3 c/ `" q$ R) u  }M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.1 B$ P1 A  r  r0 H8 x8 T
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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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. C: |( q4 z( Y3 p) ], g; F  TM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.0 a* M; H) _+ B  j! I% Z4 i, ?. ?$ Z
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!' v. o& Q+ X" t+ R

- r3 J+ x7 U8 P! L7 C5 O4 e  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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4 f1 O/ h- ~% W3 u6 jL: 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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) n: W4 ^: |% mM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., h" t2 r  c/ g8 h# B% n

* q; P' Q1 ~' K3 Q! S1 XL: 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?. s4 v$ I7 g4 S- G' J9 t/ `( M

/ ]" o. ?/ z( F; XM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& k1 T6 D  ?2 O- {0 x; ?

4 v- J# F1 f  H& F3 X# pL: 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。% H/ b  ~, ~! C6 ~

: L. t, @9 n- h8 `6 [7 A0 oM: 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.5 f3 r. `6 N, c  P1 b+ |  a
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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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9 h; s2 N) U& ]( S" Y, CM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: ]1 x, m' w4 g. W# L( s
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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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0 `; n7 M! Q2 k: n+ v6 I/ @/ u$ D9 QL: 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( f% r/ l) V, y5 W2 R
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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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4 Q; J) O/ }0 t* o8 N6 BL: 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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2 t/ R4 I& P" B* }2 YM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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8 n: X! b( e* k. E/ OL: 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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. z0 L, y  O; D# \0 ^) ~  W- X/ AM: 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。
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& ^0 O/ c. T& t! E$ tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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2 |" E9 g; g/ P* B. kL: 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.6 o) X  `; F3 e2 U
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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?
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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。& e$ ^, h9 A. C" b; Y/ f2 G, j

  `" y5 l/ e7 b$ ]1 D/ EM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.2 O1 q: u3 N3 n! B

* Y  a. X4 q% i: `8 U% i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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