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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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+ E+ n1 a8 u+ _  PL: 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.
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& n4 J  I* h8 D- [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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind./ e, A0 ]* V2 Z7 }1 ?: L

+ y# P- s$ S# U: h# b! s6 K: jL: 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?. }! g8 P, ~0 W( C

) D  i# u" M1 E, DM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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4 z+ b* G7 z, t; IL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"! F6 E& O8 R6 p0 S* 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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" e8 z) V& ]. O9 E+ f9 U  L. A% _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?# u: ]) d3 d' |3 i+ @& y2 N

! i9 N& O. B/ H  I0 U! X* kM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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( L" Z" |% U7 nL: 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。, ~$ Y& A$ U2 P6 @
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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.
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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.0 t' h1 ^0 W" K( f. P8 e& M; R6 w
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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。3 \6 W$ z' l2 c8 d8 ]
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M: Okay. Two beers please!6 ^% ~8 K- @" H& y# w

8 A0 S( R1 }  qL: 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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9 L+ U! F% l6 `; ^* A2 x7 SM: 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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. d# K0 m7 B; `$ xL: 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?# J4 _* H7 Z& e2 s) C, w; S

9 U! X0 K5 m" u- y) ]8 m9 i) QM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.0 ?" N7 k. U& D$ k2 ?' z+ w
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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?$ j( ?% `# i+ Z+ a
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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。5 ?* o9 p" x  ]5 J+ s
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.  [6 a' [3 q% L+ B6 A2 v1 i$ }4 l

: u6 J$ ~* O, d( c4 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.3 X3 e8 i! k/ t/ a/ q/ T$ t& n

" ^# i( f6 `6 M; l7 `7 qM: 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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1 l5 o& Y5 j! I* E, ~) RL: 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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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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