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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。3 E) p# N8 V4 _8 }1 C

; u: ]! L1 _% f# D& g/ ~5 ]! q. WL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?, B6 \+ ?! N8 D5 ~

5 S8 t1 [: I* d% a! w& Q9 b  FM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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; P$ T- Q7 b* c) {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?% `/ j- V0 Q) d  k
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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.
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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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: A( P. C! A- q/ f9 sM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you./ B: N: k* G" @4 C$ W$ O% r
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!5 \0 \8 v6 x2 ]" b8 ^
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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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$ ^! C' f0 f% r2 q0 U6 tL: 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。( }+ l8 E3 R( N6 Z/ X

! z# [# H- Z! U# n! H/ M) }M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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6 T, I  f3 [  D& t2 v4 s+ jL: 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?5 t" x8 M8 [. c0 p
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M: 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。* C' u! J& a) C

$ Y' B0 R/ r6 y! z: n% [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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  j( u. Y' }) ~9 rM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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' O2 F5 C5 o% V2 YL: 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。+ v* i& p( z" B& t4 i& {3 N/ z% C* C

! L( j  c4 q0 O8 TM: Okay. Two beers please!; D, i4 `1 K1 M( Q6 r1 y0 c

4 J8 L& n: M% I& B* T3 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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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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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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& g5 S0 @. ?0 C6 PM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?1 J6 f& ]/ D3 J; m  d6 h1 w
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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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' z2 M0 s% O7 J  m& GL: 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。% L6 W) x" @9 K2 x/ G/ E# v
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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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4 `7 M( R8 W* {1 h* |% DL: 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., P' C* Z' ~- r/ o5 R' _
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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。
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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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