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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。! D3 s# ]+ ?# i8 B, r, X: W" t

4 |; s+ u: |0 J. hL: 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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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% W6 \$ t7 m2 F5 P$ BL: 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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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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) B4 K: _0 t. b4 WL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!' ], H# w( [4 e0 ^- w8 A
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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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8 `/ H. J0 t1 z8 n, H" }6 E3 }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。( f- H% \) A# {2 ~! `" U

  R) @3 R  A+ f5 [/ c4 NM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.- }+ p) A( {& W! e, w0 t

1 H$ G' w) i6 \! h( qL: 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?. T  t( E# O/ m4 s5 g" W: }' c

6 f+ P$ |1 ?) \& bM: 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。2 ], t9 _+ D' d) }4 Y- R

4 d& A9 l% }7 }2 k4 I, H) p1 PM: 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.: d: B6 ^2 b- Z' Y% G$ y
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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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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6 @7 ~0 i" i4 G: XL: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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2 W. J: o8 E5 y- iL: 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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! `0 h% V/ A7 N! g/ VM: 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.1 C8 w) o0 o8 l* r4 t
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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?2 ?& a% {: M. }5 Q! g! Z
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.' ~( C* p5 F( a( w7 X: s( P: p* |8 s

; Y; r% N1 L* x" fL: 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?2 i7 z3 |3 ]  c, ?
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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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1 k$ V3 a: J; u2 h2 r: b" tL: 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。8 s: l/ K$ u+ p/ W: p

4 R% V. _1 e! ~9 f. n7 v! ]M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ g1 ~$ _0 o( X% R- O1 }

- _1 W: q. m( V5 p" ]# qL: 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.( Z8 T# u* v: c! w3 y
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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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( O* Z8 z2 h4 ?, @8 r) iL: 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。- u7 P! t4 D7 y

6 s' j8 u/ R# H" `& Q6 f2 u/ p6 e) jM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.9 j6 c, p9 ?4 \; I
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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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