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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 @- m0 B4 I/ f6 ~0 f( z
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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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+ N% y) {# U1 ?6 ]M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.* c2 i+ L+ N! ~+ o
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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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- x3 [( Y# `2 w; o: E5 F+ q9 IM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.' e$ u' J' i; J. R' v) ]& F
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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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, H" b# D1 F9 w4 H: xM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"1 K' \/ ~' b5 V
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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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% t( f3 w4 I% nM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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2 \1 P& U7 t. B3 }" ^; }; M) A, d$ uL: 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?% `; A6 ~. X! }! l( Y
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.% i% ^4 T- Z# b

. {' c" ~) n1 @8 sL: 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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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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+ x% P+ V! M( VL: 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: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.7 B( B* A6 R& `  J7 K2 M# R
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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。! H7 g0 f0 Q$ R9 S% D  ^
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M: Okay. Two beers please!0 g  C8 s. @5 U
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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。0 V2 @5 Y3 e4 V6 A* P

. W% [4 V# M* x7 @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?) a  @, u' o4 m6 y/ X1 Z* s

' [9 }3 u2 q8 JM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." W4 E. h5 s! E- V( Z/ W) t

! Z- ~$ j, `7 {6 d% YL: 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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4 l6 T* i. P% t9 X8 ZM: 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: 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。# A! g; C7 J  E. `: W5 w" u9 f
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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.3 ^2 g2 b: T: J/ S
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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 x7 }/ D& P0 ]9 F+ @3 d. \7 n

  i7 Y1 m) T, z# WL: 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。6 R( f6 O- j0 g6 E5 F3 f

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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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