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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。7 X, {  K- B% g3 |
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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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7 V& n! _. Y; @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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# ~; @, a% ?8 PL: 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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7 n( r1 J6 S" K. C# D+ p0 W3 p' q) iM: 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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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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L: 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?"
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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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% g6 v) T& a9 E& g, z
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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?, x! S" A( L0 k9 d3 S2 D

9 ~, M4 c; S" K- Q5 C( L8 B: S) tM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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( I+ y  a# `$ `( R2 c6 j; zL: 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。8 c( t) c# C; Q, K& u1 c. U0 W
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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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# d+ p- Y$ @  t, gL: 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?7 i/ @& H4 l" t3 \# _- P
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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6 {4 T: o0 \2 G$ x3 C; E8 U. ?* [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。5 f6 N4 Q  D  _9 ?" S

/ A- O* V! y' W% UM: 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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9 h; G7 C; ]. [2 x9 P; j" ?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.- t- }1 d3 f4 `6 D5 c; f' l
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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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7 v6 c/ {7 f' Z2 Z; _M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.# |& @6 V' F  ]4 c/ v

+ V* N/ g  Z! UL: 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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) T5 ]  j  p$ a" \% t! VM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.' U! ?  G5 m& Q- [5 e; B$ f

: C! \8 u7 Q6 L/ Y9 DL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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., Z7 H' M) h5 q, U/ j8 I
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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?8 |: b8 Y' f2 H2 Y5 g+ J6 U- E: D

5 P9 R3 u+ N% n/ D) Z" DL: 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。- B+ v' C# L% r; P0 [& R: M
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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。. y6 N/ g! x% E+ g- W8 k) b; G- @
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