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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。
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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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$ B* S' t, E+ J: d  T' uM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.8 J" p1 H8 D" N' U$ \6 S

2 _5 w# G- f) V. H* F2 c6 L9 e; lL: 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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2 ]2 M" L0 G* W4 g' Y" b$ bM: 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.# |) P* z4 t* S& O
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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?"% e1 G8 i+ i. S+ e2 B- Y& p) d
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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。, O: V6 J' d. V+ M& t& s

4 t5 |( Z) u) kM: 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?' m& h0 Q7 K5 A  D2 ~0 f

5 z5 Q" O$ j( R2 _/ g$ G6 \! t; ^% eM: 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。; s# p/ G! \9 a; C
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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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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." X6 H) Y' }9 j! u
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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。5 b) q4 u/ ?& O. U) g6 P

" p* z2 Z1 \" q, G8 V" X: ?M: Okay. Two beers please!
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& b8 T* H$ H- i. \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。9 K. {/ G2 C# q+ |- m+ q
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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.1 A8 Y  f4 Y/ K3 I; K

1 M! F* q* N9 ?' O+ I0 R* F* qL: 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.7 m9 D7 i1 |3 T- P9 m! w. V( H

2 g' o2 K# b2 ?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?" I! j  o+ u( ^8 A* {( B0 K
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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.2 r$ ]8 _6 Y5 Q" _( 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。
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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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$ I* V* O$ F1 P! h  \7 ~8 r4 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.8 Z  [0 S" e) Q: H, Z
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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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  s4 v" G" s+ t2 jL: 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。; _: P+ W( d6 D  Q

* O+ w5 x% `5 m; o! X1 LM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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+ s+ z+ r! R- `/ @( M  W7 q0 w! o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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