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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。: K- z; X  d% [5 x  e$ W( S2 s) N% ^
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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?: k  j; h; _( l7 A& M4 t" ?% d
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.5 ]2 o. B" o, y5 F9 D- R

% T/ {6 U4 U! e. WL: 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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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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& }& X& L5 f# y; o4 E8 [2 B) s. e. JM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.' q* K! {6 S8 _, D0 n' e
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L: 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?"; [, I6 D5 o) f0 g

$ M" ?, a7 r8 q5 x0 QL: 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。" Q- L2 v- P9 p' ^8 J2 ?* S

' T5 @3 x) H# O3 k' Z( N4 J( A3 Y5 ], ~M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.1 ~8 \- u7 U+ ?; ~3 h) O4 L

' j( d/ [5 m3 l% PL: 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.: E5 r, z0 w; p/ W1 Z5 K
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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。' d: T: w' A1 I; Z
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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.! B5 [; y1 {0 c0 J$ p  y' r

0 N% L3 H! ], x; k6 DL: 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?! u$ }/ ?. b+ }' J4 u3 c: f

! `$ ~% s% P. c6 R( X) i: F% DM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.! B$ x3 Q8 p: V8 R" u5 F! G) G
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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。& s9 X8 x9 R2 @4 t3 _

6 E2 X7 |# I# D& IM: Okay. Two beers please!. v8 y. n5 K3 Y) K  ^
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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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  Q8 Z6 ?4 n% O6 i2 m0 I6 A/ `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.( k# B7 o+ i) o7 W
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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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8 `/ }8 x+ ~+ a# ?8 EL: 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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" A* X3 [1 L2 l  o  @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.4 W; e; e( H8 a: ^( U8 w" @" r" e5 W, ]
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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。
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9 V( h+ ]$ q3 Q) s' b: y. r4 nM: 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.
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- {9 Q7 A$ U+ H" W# t7 U, YM: 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 p3 G' X2 C. z% ]) m

6 {$ \/ a0 P) P5 fL: 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。; L4 `1 x( z" b. u" S" b
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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' f( }# n7 {8 T; g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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