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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。! \) N7 N& _2 b& X4 _2 c7 K" S1 A
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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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- E+ z7 @# ?; U- c4 S* I0 zM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.. z; K2 j7 `$ q% S3 P# r
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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.+ |! n4 B  V( |" 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?
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6 w' x0 H2 m. G6 rM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 N) k# R& b- X* j# i+ h
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* j# W3 c5 c  Q2 \, p

. R9 @  |- y5 P9 S% e" ^( H+ G* SL: 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: R! r  c9 t# _$ n" T" M
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.0 ?7 g5 m( |6 H  ^& N  y
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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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) T4 Y# q8 C& OM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.( }& [8 U' K& J. [/ k

& ?( S$ ?, z! jL: 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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2 R$ Q% G* ]9 P/ _, L+ jM: 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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: k% S" u, r6 B6 i, |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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; q) K1 V5 U7 Z1 v2 r, |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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( [3 |- C  ?2 U& ^M: Okay. Two beers please!( [, @" ]2 k8 {1 `' f. X% B8 }
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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.
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9 Q9 I6 }( n9 B: n/ 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?. p7 g& H9 P2 X
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.. i; A( @+ \- K; ~
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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?
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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.# a+ I* M$ w6 S# F+ j

# z2 W* C: [: q7 CL: 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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5 ^3 ?1 |2 \. U! n# BM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off., C* b' H! ~6 V9 P" \9 O

$ |  U4 A. ^9 I6 D' yL: 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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& Z; e* x9 I; |" w, B; u' `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?1 @/ w7 x5 n. K# z

0 ^6 W; ~9 J# k" dL: 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。7 A) [6 _+ f" _% O
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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。/ G, p; i5 z2 y9 {! d& T  @
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