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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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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?( A) t/ I1 x( o8 C( C

  I% K8 h5 S5 w, _8 X) r  NM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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/ z" P3 P8 w- o- \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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/ [2 r1 g, {% l6 zM: 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?" {# c2 g0 V, i% G
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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- F# p1 h- ]0 y  @' lL: 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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: J1 h6 c  ~; v' bL: 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。- I& t7 Y0 ~0 [. c, t; I
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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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, @6 J# J: ?/ x% PM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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% S$ r9 d! R6 CL: 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。. E8 c1 j( B5 A7 ~  Q% ]$ t) m
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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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9 ^! U9 A: c9 S! ^' u1 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?5 r7 V) U$ ^+ C; T

) `' F! D2 i' p; T0 S; w7 L" q) fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.! Q) m. n( I8 j) t
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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。! g; ]0 \0 i+ R  |5 {- T. X0 M
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M: Okay. Two beers please!$ ?+ z8 y3 D& d1 l' Y
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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?6 r/ P" L0 O$ X2 J; U5 P

8 i( l* U* M, R% ~. r. ^M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." s$ b9 ?+ H8 b/ x) T9 W" F
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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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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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6 T9 Y7 |: D- y  c: Y/ BL: 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.. _! Z3 X6 ]( w* I; a# z9 O
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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.
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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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1 k1 g. a5 k; Z: S. `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。8 H/ \" l3 @. B1 D+ N: `# E' E

( x( u5 a4 {; q$ @8 @" ~M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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1 j* j  r# L  |. f. Y/ U+ i9 J$ s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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