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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。5 }% j# w1 V% ~8 M( V4 D
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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?. r9 w- \2 g& x( `

( P# a3 u9 h. X- DM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.# m, l, ~5 Q" `4 B, |
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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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; J' @" p6 j0 U. p# }M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.  M4 i3 C) K, Z

0 ?8 e" m! _' S( u6 wL: 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?2 d( n, f8 [2 \( m0 O5 N
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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!8 d* o  Y$ h' B* ?6 X# X6 h
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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?"& o+ a/ D  c5 W; ~

/ z! X3 O0 A8 c5 kL: 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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. p( M& [  n  H* T# f+ f8 |M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies., {1 E4 |0 D' I, j

+ R2 u' c* k" b) h/ 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。5 |) _8 x% ^6 m8 O( I# A# s

/ g/ e; k; p: c* f3 A7 B# P2 V0 {  BM: 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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9 V, \6 b) ~7 y& W8 d, E7 e" F4 wL: 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) H% c9 U; t  P% fM: 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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& d$ @! W$ x6 V9 h0 V! kM: Okay. Two beers please!- T" G1 v1 V6 A" B+ q

3 R: S/ N9 J* `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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1 j7 F+ s* X4 S2 P: T; {2 W! mM: 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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& f+ \& G2 P( l, V) QL: 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., f9 l" ~& I7 M' q
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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?$ F8 h6 W8 P, R6 Z" h
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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: z4 e) c* h, U$ 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。' r: A6 `; I' F3 q' ~

" p; N5 @' s# |5 j1 {4 fM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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6 {- T4 K7 G9 H, Y3 FL: 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.& F: k; R" H! V

; u* R4 P3 b( g  ~) S1 FM: 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。; t+ C$ i+ }; c0 C6 a" p
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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4 Y0 m. b: \$ s1 d) N* l; U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。8 _( @% Z" |* l; {: b, I2 {6 d- a
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