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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。9 [& ]: P. M6 D) I( o1 }

, v' e, Q" s7 {0 N2 dL: 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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" u7 \( w2 R+ vM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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. s; G2 e: }" g% s/ I3 @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?
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5 O* s' Z& C0 C! ^. kM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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5 A0 q; E/ v0 V8 m  rL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!/ H% \. F" X$ y- I" G+ `5 x! W
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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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' A9 P3 l' S7 A( oL: 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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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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$ N9 ~% F+ ~) s6 V$ 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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! W- K1 N; S8 YM: 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& x( Y; l% \, |4 }) ~& S3 {

; H, x! K& r$ r0 G3 i' ~4 aL: 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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5 R2 Z* {5 m8 `6 @+ I3 ?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 p% R" Y  n3 X2 R) |. s
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M: Okay. Two beers please!* X& e) r, X, W, E. U/ ~8 T* {+ 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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. [# c2 |3 J3 P) |% Y3 r0 Z& X( eL: 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 j0 g; P7 n: T8 S# k" t8 g7 o

& |' t; ]$ I7 w; U+ W, @3 xM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?+ S0 H# z& r9 Y9 K$ F
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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.  a  `! |. T" N
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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。& [$ \. j& ~: m) t0 K
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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.& N5 d' B) ~: {2 M4 k- P1 v
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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?9 p" g, L+ Y$ u4 x. f
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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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) ]9 v8 P6 W" L5 |) iM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.' U; \( O, P. c) F6 n- c
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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。% q7 h4 i- D) L! }# e1 O- X4 Q, Z
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