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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。! b9 }, x+ [: l6 w3 s( i" V+ H

( y) |3 f" B7 V; ~! lL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?7 P% h+ a& w$ M- }( l% g/ W& {
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.6 O0 Z" r* ?( p
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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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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?5 q! m1 |4 ]7 T$ H/ w6 N, D9 q
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.! f7 P7 h% r6 `2 l

& y/ }5 G8 o) {L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ g# z* t7 u: e1 t' R: H6 ~
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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?". Q' ~& u- `6 `7 h& t
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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。2 Z% S' h  D4 j- j
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) r4 h" {: f& @5 k# w
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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?# @1 d6 a: G: x. M' Y% x- Q

& M. r0 h. l0 M. l7 Q# OM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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  z+ b3 g" d* L, n7 y8 |* g6 ZL: 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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/ U7 I6 f0 J; ?' f: I2 ?5 ]2 IM: 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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3 K- `- Z6 J  x) I% }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?: l  l9 K7 `( {+ _; r4 _
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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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+ g9 C( Z! {& m3 X4 _6 Q$ wL: 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。! S7 H5 t% M; K& R, J
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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% a: K8 }7 n9 F/ xL: 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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7 C, [6 X5 U6 d4 H. `+ J- wM: 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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2 U1 b; O6 y. ZL: 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?8 S! v+ L5 }" ]( G3 e8 u' N0 z$ q

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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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5 f: T; W* ]6 s5 S( x& L, s/ y0 H% JM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.' n( h' ~; H: m( [2 _( w

6 U+ l7 J1 F* {$ n9 {. O, x; g5 QL: 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.
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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.4 I# u( O0 }2 T+ [7 j2 T; d$ x
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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?" r- Z3 Z2 W. U& n3 o% o( X
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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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