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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。  k! I2 k# I: u8 Y7 g& p
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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?6 o  X( u  \  r- h, F
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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" ~+ g# }8 u, `6 `, N) a) VL: 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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; W1 W* ^' h# Q( {1 O- L6 zM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind." M1 M; w, v% `' P( J6 y& S- j
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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?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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% o! T% T. g5 w4 f* NL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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3 p, O: r3 e: z0 B7 oM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"1 ~$ s7 W% S' e* ]$ q6 j# g) f" Q

- i: N. c# W" M7 e2 B/ ~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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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?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 {) K7 P- d! Q- r

8 i5 _: N; r( l/ pL: 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。+ t5 y4 M2 ]2 d  H$ ]
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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.5 ~4 |0 K# \* H8 H

4 ~8 T1 h3 @8 B( _6 dL: 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?6 J  R" h; V) \/ w; o

" t! B; Y* Q6 T4 d/ M( _! M5 `, d0 @M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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!9 S) ~: T# n0 d: I
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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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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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4 K9 r7 s; H" x  yL: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.6 {2 S5 y6 _0 Z. G1 K$ j& h% ?
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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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6 X/ Q% }! s: k0 L* F+ GM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.- G2 P' A4 T: D4 p
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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。. v% x% y* B  A& s
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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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: m  q# N  V3 K! AL: 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。, a" R& ?2 ?/ O3 S& V. j
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.- w& F1 R6 R, ]% U

2 k" P& r% X+ [  a8 r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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