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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。; {7 v7 V4 P0 x6 Y
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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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1 j% N, U! P$ |' N% S* D( VM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.; e' i! f8 f4 i! X8 V, I
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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?$ r" `' z' K9 c, c
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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.% }( X- r% x2 o+ l3 \$ @2 Z
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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?. B& N+ @0 M& Y) W, p! b: I
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& @+ r# F' p" @2 G# A

5 L: {  x) d, p8 h+ j- f6 D( ML: 原来你要问我借几块钱!1 Z( H2 Q+ k( L8 o: X4 n( t

0 i+ _+ @' w7 q/ T' C2 F0 ?9 m1 \M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"  F0 W; Y0 V3 l% y3 V$ s

1 q/ b2 e6 U* f7 A  ?9 P6 ~: i: ?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。- h" L( M) u3 @+ h. g0 h
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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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6 y9 f& E9 N# {! d, z% ZL: 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?1 b8 H1 f9 L+ Z' Y' Z! X  O4 ^
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ G' K; w3 _+ g2 W7 G
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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。! B  g2 ~0 s0 K  X: I
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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.
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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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+ }* Q( B* B; S3 K, |: I$ HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 I% @* a$ S# B$ T

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4 G7 o3 v/ V; s' uM: Okay. Two beers please!7 w& b1 Y& r, H3 x

5 {8 g/ f+ A- fL: 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.
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9 _# e3 ~9 {5 m  M5 tL: 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?* m3 W6 j. D' U' x# e' z4 ~7 [, W

1 `' v8 M. s( Q: ]9 [( hM: 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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8 u- Z  e8 S: p% ~3 h+ a3 [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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, n' P6 t# P8 VM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.* R: y& r6 U2 }4 g3 J1 u

' ^8 R3 U  c6 m7 j. DL: 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.( n* w5 n8 D  }# G0 N

& Q; g$ K* R1 P% OM: 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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, ?9 L  ]3 n! C, ^8 @4 v+ ]: qL: 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。9 C. B3 d9 u. K  m2 ]. c

1 B2 Y+ p* f3 k/ C7 n& ~0 cM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.: B8 W' B6 m5 p9 b: J6 R

7 u% F/ E6 C* P" E% r; 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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