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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 x! f0 X: O% J

0 k* J; J* h9 s8 z2 T8 D* I% fL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?& b$ `  b2 m) F: @  o
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.0 a; O( R  A2 q7 {4 d

* e( E) i- {* T, C8 O: nL: 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?1 M7 H* Q! V3 Y! P1 m8 Z! H

+ S3 l( x; g- A# g3 _! ]M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.! U6 o' v5 e( C0 h0 Z  h$ n8 w
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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?% v3 Q- n+ D0 T$ o1 X
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!. U% k# v) E- o7 k4 t) M

6 ]. ]7 H! Z8 fM: 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。% j# V% A6 X1 Z' D! p( ?

5 ?2 I! a) f+ r  f8 G1 MM: 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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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。1 h" m% `. o/ B( S- |$ b

0 `- t2 @3 A8 I! K* \5 [3 ZM: 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?5 t; s" k9 I+ i
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 S9 w1 V4 I) h; u7 W+ ^
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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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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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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.* e% E: b" g5 D; K8 p

( |: {- f( n1 W2 iL: 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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2 P9 `) W" ]. x/ N1 D  hL: 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?# [8 Z: D9 [- t( n8 L- ~

0 c% I8 e2 k) ^7 kM: 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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3 U* |. v9 S4 |7 d) H7 L2 ~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。% U: {# T3 Z$ n( ]" ^/ C& K3 V- ]

3 ~, ?; J9 f7 [/ _8 b# V7 H& pM: 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.
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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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- A5 B# D1 G8 z/ {, uL: 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。. l' T3 B0 I, |+ A
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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