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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。- i$ \2 g% Q3 N$ R$ I5 ?# B

3 a; f9 Q1 `* AL: 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.
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/ V' R9 m% L* U6 |) w$ B: F9 bL: 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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( l8 _- X0 e1 _1 f; v$ O4 p# MM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.# b4 r7 M3 ]: y, u2 e9 F% x" J

4 P7 n# x9 _. W: v! o5 M3 x1 X' {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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 e3 |9 z2 r) ~1 ^0 v) C8 RL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!1 n& O6 {4 N1 }' G

5 t+ O! A% `+ ^M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?", E4 Q- I2 a  S
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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。6 _/ g" y& i$ O# W& f

# E' {# E- I4 E: g3 g9 {( _M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.; `! F% O: E9 Z/ j& L2 E8 K4 Q
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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?  \0 A& ?/ Y: Y  p9 a' p
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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& L# n- j# h% j8 @- @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。) ~3 ~2 a! [1 Q5 ~! ~$ d
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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.) Y5 ]) Q3 |. ?$ P& Z/ N

/ w/ u( g$ ]6 H3 M* r' H9 t) G/ z- I1 cL: 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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: o8 ^9 A; n2 U& c% uM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 g: [( l) A; Z  j

3 C2 `/ V. }/ t' Q& c4 |' |% U7 W9 A9 kL: 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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, Q# Z1 ~; P: BL: 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。6 Q: R. s: F  H/ j. x
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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.8 @% I) B0 J3 M: \& g
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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?
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, A! [# g% N$ h& n3 nM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., r8 F6 h! D' k

* F( f0 c8 P7 ~$ [' k: lL: 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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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./ x' f* n) q1 m4 F

& B6 \, U  _+ e# ^1 Z9 ^# aL: 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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. _9 f* W' f/ |2 y: JM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.5 ^9 r( `4 i$ s# R8 j# a
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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.# G% r4 h. z2 H- M# X/ v4 R

" o; t4 @* n, @1 D, O0 lM: 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?) p, Y. g- Q: J9 ^3 F! R
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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.
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+ W- T  Y6 ^: B( v) u* J+ I# \& B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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