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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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% `% ?& n5 v9 P: I/ G. a  n" {L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?2 A/ U# x7 v9 V, F6 |

! j" T5 W( Z0 N: JM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.* A; S7 o7 _2 f! _* T

* y* ~7 ~) }- O) [6 n8 w; C9 m$ xL: 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?9 l: j( S* `" x% X! U5 Y

, z0 w; p: @  S( D* JM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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: [2 ~" B+ G3 r$ m( H9 Z# FL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!9 V$ J) d( z( P9 p$ U) u5 U

& `9 d7 M- ?0 n+ V/ GM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"+ G/ M& j4 d- u5 z( l7 a, D' t( ?
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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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.. J# U4 t- s, F* s
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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  n) ?7 s0 EM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.0 ?- H+ K' e$ r7 @5 l

0 ?: ?- Q5 ]) A( P# Y7 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。0 I! l- g+ n# s" G2 [) c

2 z) K* m- E! z8 t: C$ @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., l# Z& n3 Q. Q2 `, Y" V" Q3 V
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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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* f3 g4 t4 f1 |% I" mM: Okay. Two beers please!6 h/ e( v; w1 O9 M  |' T! |1 w
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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。/ Z% C" Z8 m/ ^6 l& N
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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.9 ^" m  G) g" {: n0 A

9 E$ T: y* Q! ~; UL: 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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# P4 ], O5 ~& R/ o. C/ ]% X, ?5 KM: 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?" X1 v: `* N2 F- x/ K

5 T0 Q2 N& Z0 L; T: l+ ~: z3 a5 _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.
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+ B; }/ A3 x2 s' [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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4 f' o% V# j7 O# y3 a8 KM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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% N5 [. h2 ]; B* s/ R- iL: 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.; R) S7 i8 s& Y4 N3 U) M1 X

* {) `$ W7 B0 I) K9 Z% GM: 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。
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' h5 k* z% L: f- E, n+ [3 QM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 k1 ?9 ]1 w4 z/ h. i4 F- y

& Z" o" V! e" O" q8 h, ?! g* M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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