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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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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?" J6 A) E8 B) t' w

* U( n" [! `$ N( F/ g$ |M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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5 Q% j' M! }: _. s  @$ {- d" M5 KL: 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?; C9 i+ \  x( `7 x+ M8 |

8 \! _2 _8 u! I6 G- K; |& `M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.5 ?8 ^( L! f" M* T$ R

. |/ e& {: K/ Q* m/ DL: 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." a( O9 F6 d0 k% W1 s; J2 Z' D* I0 [
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!3 z9 i. J# {, s) S" T

9 ~- q! {* x8 J; P$ Q$ D0 _& HM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"; m4 `4 @2 o5 o1 u# l
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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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* n- N9 z- q  t. v4 sM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.( k# k% Y# ~8 d+ U6 K- f9 [, L" F# x

6 X/ s$ {+ j( J2 q) ^1 [9 H" Y, RL: 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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5 x% f+ ]$ s9 qM: 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。/ [7 k* R" \2 R. N
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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.8 q( H) \7 S4 R$ Q) ?8 }5 w8 J# r/ w
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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?! I" Z" j2 F) T/ o& U) A( `# P

) f2 \$ {, r' \! P& m  Q0 \M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.9 ~9 M7 w2 V" m  ~2 N
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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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M: 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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* K% G! k- q- @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?
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2 ?/ R( f3 l& o! J2 ]M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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- Z( p) k4 \4 xL: 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?: l* r, \9 g. Y9 T, z0 b
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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.- T$ }4 m" Z0 I" r( \$ B
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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。
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- k( Z* k' P4 c- @M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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& k) N. N1 v% U+ s' _6 G0 TL: 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?, S. ^5 N4 d# a, B- J! h

- G. D" Q& F$ @% V% ^7 n" u' d% m5 gL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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3 Q/ [0 D1 m; F: j8 O3 S' Q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。6 |) @8 V' I! P# z
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