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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。' ?1 T/ J/ s! c9 w6 R. X- s; K9 `

# ~/ Z( u2 i. H8 n. JL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?+ T* F/ L' O6 E: H  d
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.$ ]4 s# W9 Q$ F: j

! @& N2 `5 P$ v1 Y5 hL: 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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( D: v( v( ~5 |- s, X  v  c% kM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.6 N+ c. S8 ~; ~- l* m! T$ @. w

- U4 q1 [  Y+ V( l, C, ^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 V9 k0 C9 j! }( P' OM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you., g+ K- ]+ N/ s, @5 k

: N4 _% V) U( i8 q( b) Q% s4 WL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!" ~) |" C; ~9 D2 ^

0 `) F7 O5 m& XM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"; \# q0 b8 A, o. `9 }& @
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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。  J% |6 ?) u( k! ]

" I+ [7 ]9 D5 W% t1 ^1 U! w( GM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 i! b3 P4 E4 I8 R$ f; ], m/ ?

& a/ @9 V+ I2 a! eL: 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: 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。- L- f; V& _% F- j3 Y$ ^# [
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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./ D# e( n  i0 m' G8 }
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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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3 H, y; R( d  J5 g9 M4 ?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。. U7 \8 ~5 w5 G2 M
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M: Okay. Two beers please!- n6 w4 L1 }0 k$ M3 _. N; I4 s

4 C% h0 M  U/ t6 q8 t1 \- TL: 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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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?$ d; O! [* r2 G- k8 X+ o4 Z; v

( m& X5 W6 d/ h) u8 RM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 ^5 ^1 X7 {8 J4 d( N3 W( t/ X& `# U

. e2 B; n, r$ H$ I; E' H* d+ n  nL: 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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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。% F; }: e+ T" o% K
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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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8 v. k4 |3 ?- n. |! ?, JL: 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.6 Q+ L+ X1 r1 M1 g  p. o, B

$ P; B. P2 i* h/ 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。& s8 V3 l- t2 K9 h: a4 B5 x6 w5 L
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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+ j( p- Q6 V! b! \' J/ c; L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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