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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; R# G4 l: w5 ?7 y9 xM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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？

8 w' T& M3 F4 Z% B/ {2 D" [. VM: 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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* Y( R2 p4 m- W+ A) ~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 ?$ ?; ~; u; U7 `9 MM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

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' `8 N5 [1 ]9 U# ^) HM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
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  U  N* G5 ~: H. t" J% e- X& qL: 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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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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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- E! D0 J/ I  o9 u( q; XL: 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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. S- j) n( Z- |& e+ fM: 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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3 Q1 t& S3 I% |% E  _0 u, [5 F3 P' ]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？

M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

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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; u( ^- I! t# V& a: V+ t6 B7 rL: 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.

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？

M: 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？

& B3 N: k. Z- Y- I8 g! l$ NM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.

# M- O# D% {! D3 E2 S, 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。

9 R. E7 \9 ~" OM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

, A6 z/ I/ }. y2 L2 CL: 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?

1 s* y5 F% {: b+ g" O! hL: 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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! J* z/ p& \* FM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

8 @: n3 ^, t; h2 `; ~, ^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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