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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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* w) R6 Q+ h4 a! s. LL: 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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+ U' u/ c' Q) G5 C) J- fM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! H& m: ~( M+ `
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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?
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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.( Y7 L1 ~* c9 S2 B/ f  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?
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; b# K0 T+ n7 |7 z) ]& w" cM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.$ P# V2 }0 `' [- G5 ?8 R

+ b' F5 ^0 g- Z& K  L" nL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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, q* Q+ F4 d( E% x# f6 n! MM: 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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0 E6 g# C) e/ g- I7 p3 c4 r% bL: 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 w/ `; g2 ^5 C" T' E+ q! S6 g
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 C9 f' z1 e& Q% }8 \

3 O# C1 ]% q7 n' a% K# {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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. {) v  L+ h5 M5 v* d, UM: 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。
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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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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。9 o, k8 |# P  s4 `: W) B& y7 a8 w
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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% S! y9 k1 I1 z/ B1 lL: 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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0 [0 `5 i: c* G( GL: 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?0 J0 m9 z' q& K" c6 `
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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?' Z3 C7 P- _, [

! f; I) k. ?0 {) ?+ s  O& YM: 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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$ j  \' [" I8 X2 q& @( J. i# C& ^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。; z5 Q! b. j& j3 y

: y% \1 |% I0 h4 `# L" k" E1 lM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ w) @' S4 I& W3 _1 }' t
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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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  ?$ v+ ?4 M6 H& _8 v3 aM: 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?3 q+ a. G  [( ?6 z0 y* C+ ]

9 S* @. x4 F$ h/ m" h6 d( GL: 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。/ j: N& k# p3 [8 _
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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。9 S7 E0 j7 v, ]: w# _# u

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