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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。+ U& v; W2 V  p" v/ G3 |
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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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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1 Z8 h; v& u3 pL: 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?* S8 a" j7 l  {* B  M+ h& _% ~3 K

/ F- U: C4 _6 ?* G8 ~. @; DM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.  m/ t7 @6 A8 L& d# ?
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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?6 k' d; l0 P5 N& U  T& T  F
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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!8 m: z1 T( ~  J/ t5 ^

7 ]6 v/ X! d' X4 {3 m4 QM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"7 z* M* Q; S' w+ q% @

+ o, {- p2 Q, i# U" U' hL: 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。, A% R5 S& U! _

$ S( J5 M! ^/ Y+ L6 ZM: 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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. x% a9 H) X5 N. w4 {M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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6 Z. `2 ]4 }: ^1 J, tL: 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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+ v# q# y% B; b; _* L* k& o! ]0 \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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, N3 K2 m7 V: h$ R- c* RL: 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.4 n( n+ t2 j' {9 k2 n5 ^& F6 E
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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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0 w8 o+ N5 N" T6 D& g1 rM: Okay. Two beers please!$ r+ l+ a9 }, _

/ e# c' O, S. B/ `3 z" y7 _- z( uL: 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。6 n$ p$ _1 H- K- ]2 f

- O* a1 x+ g+ [7 O1 o4 J2 jM: 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.2 J) ?5 O( j  J  _5 M# ^2 o8 q
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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?- d5 [2 a  @4 k. K5 _8 e$ J4 e; ~

9 f, T9 J8 R4 D% H. dM: 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?
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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.
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6 r% w$ O9 K- R* V! p! yL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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- ?. }  z8 {7 e0 nL: 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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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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7 h' T4 u" H8 U- V- CM: 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。7 _( v# v8 D4 D' ]" P/ s

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