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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。+ p. v, k8 u3 D8 w! P1 x

0 ]9 S6 }9 n: w; @  [L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?0 K* b0 H5 \* }0 ^4 ?  [
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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$ m' {8 m1 B; ]. h' N- vL: 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?  v4 l4 @7 Y  c& x
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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.
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4 v/ j7 a. K. I& {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?8 e; H9 Y5 Q; E1 }

) e8 i0 z- A5 V7 SM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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8 x9 i  [2 S7 jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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, y8 W& \, _; _1 N6 D1 i6 IM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"8 [: ~, ~$ U: c1 a

8 z6 O6 S+ V: |3 X1 e" I/ h. G. tL: 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.
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; V0 a! I# @, X" V* s# A" cL: 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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2 p/ d' l+ j- Q6 L% ^; e3 GM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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2 O5 C5 }4 A" e; e3 YL: 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。: Q3 w7 h0 E& m' ~. h) K7 S1 b

7 D; r" m/ B4 ^+ H6 t  j( ~( J( {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.2 a$ _0 H7 @( v6 ~3 |) j/ M
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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?# ]. U" Y* w( c  w2 x/ d
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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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/ |* H# [. P3 r% O- E) f. IL: 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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# v/ l% V' B' p) W8 i3 rM: 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.& |- T5 s8 T! N! j
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L: 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?8 F2 o! c6 C" i# j4 k$ ?; b

% C/ |9 R- f; I. cM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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& j3 c2 n; _- _" I2 I0 IL: 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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4 b  m  ?' S& E" y# F5 gM: 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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; X$ T6 C# b% rL: 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。2 {/ ^0 [1 U8 Q7 \* Q  J5 P
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M: 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.4 [5 [/ m& ~1 P2 k( T+ J
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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?" p6 N3 F- J; X" G; c, ]( g! c
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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。5 M$ j$ V1 u0 `" Q/ r; P4 E* N
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up./ x/ J4 I5 D1 ^: L

2 i: A  c9 N$ h1 @: w$ I0 ~' R* N% H5 j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。" z/ Y/ W& g9 ?# t2 s$ Q* J
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