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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 d0 q/ h& t/ c* k- H- 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?
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! \3 v8 M$ v3 D( `M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.3 m/ n" c2 _' C3 Z
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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?  G% S1 `! T$ \: ~' G+ ~$ S- g
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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.8 c7 f6 n0 G& I5 [
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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?* T- M- j, T* g  [% `- O& E# T
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.1 F$ N% R) e5 I; u

+ t  E4 h" ~% a+ y) O" w  d' nL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!) Z, z1 B4 a8 H. V0 o
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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?"3 a* q  `+ T( x

0 T. I& x7 ]% JL: 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。8 e! c! ~2 ~" @
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.. j( J6 t- p. O* ?% U; R; V' [
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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.
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6 o5 x) ^, E; r/ b% N; n' J' dL: 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。
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% M5 f; f4 [+ C# V2 @0 X7 EM: 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?( F% o  m) |4 Q! }; {& B

" V' X6 ~! Y, B9 jM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 X6 U8 U9 G8 c

* q4 T. I" {9 @0 FL: 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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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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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?$ S) d& o2 A4 X, ], i

" R# q( P( a" u; e* ?! lM: 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?
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, u' g% W/ y9 E1 V0 QM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.. q% [, R+ T/ c3 S9 w" W

7 J- \* v9 m% f$ A# uL: 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。( Q' d$ K, o; Y9 N2 k- @  t' T

$ e$ L- K1 C' i- u/ KM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." b3 [3 w" @" K1 @8 ?8 {
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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.' C- E8 B/ t9 B9 L. ~: G2 z; n
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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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7 N. [; G5 h0 E" NM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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- |  ~/ W2 w% K2 q8 F2 Q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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