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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 P9 L- s, L) K2 L) W
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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., g: Y1 g2 Q7 ]) Z; q
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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?
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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?. S% U& p7 d7 L

% [* u( o2 N( U- G% w/ F6 v9 hM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.' m8 P: ^; h8 M6 K7 x0 F) }/ z3 q
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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) W  A  `9 r; }5 @) m* ?M: 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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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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7 T9 q/ b- c, M& V- TM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.4 V" ?# u# v% X0 {, F. d2 H
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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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6 ~3 I- G1 ?- u( A7 eM: 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。
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. c8 g8 O5 ~  p9 L& ^! _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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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?' q% C; X6 J# ^# p) ]$ c6 u
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 J3 c* l, W# b9 E& o5 L, D

4 v; R# o. L7 c! p" i; F' sL: 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。2 m$ A! A7 x+ o& T$ v- w$ ]5 U* \/ L

. {1 D; R. a$ @9 iM: Okay. Two beers please!6 G  M" w0 J' d: o

* a9 `6 y. g' p. P9 EL: 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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# A8 Z* V# f/ z% AM: 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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6 \& {% ?# ?3 ~- u. `6 lL: 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?" p: R( y0 H- @1 o0 X
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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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$ ^8 w/ s* R& 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。
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' Z7 P9 U, r  tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.: T2 G5 U% V# F4 R* ]2 K
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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.
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( N5 y* x# y7 `! N* f% B# v9 g( Q% k" dM: 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?$ V" X! C9 Y, F' G) j
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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。: ^7 J3 T$ ^! {( \9 D2 Y! A

, a/ R: _; w- D* qM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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+ n+ b+ g. L) N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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