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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?! n' X# O% N1 d. b6 X& e

3 c0 @  ^4 ]' J7 `+ V1 `M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.8 o7 p' N6 G. i- L9 R+ m

+ q. G& A/ g5 U; `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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; ^4 f7 t5 z# b! vM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.+ n5 c" K1 V8 @
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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2 n% Q$ h3 O$ |( L' ?6 T8 G% _3 TM: 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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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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.+ s1 S; W' T, F4 q

; G/ A* K5 Z6 r+ |  OL: 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?0 ]8 b( ^" x) s  Z2 o: t
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- e4 Q( L: E# K9 Y, t: A
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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。
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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.6 G# ~3 b0 x: E0 @

4 R# O" ]& w  }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.+ T& w. o0 J) k+ {9 Q

1 o; s9 Q- {1 u7 kL: 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。/ u9 o7 w# z. D3 a: K& \

5 M* X) U. d% T) g  H' B* gM: Okay. Two beers please!& H# R7 N9 h! x! X+ q0 O! ?
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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。+ W; g. N5 D. p

( v0 l) J9 ]+ M1 W9 h( bM: 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.8 Y" N; z& F/ v2 B+ b
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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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, y, Y, W$ j: X; ~4 X5 UM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.; m5 n" s& ^/ j9 z# k2 L

! E% y6 W# i7 K$ WL: 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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1 ^$ |9 i8 w7 @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.3 z1 E0 ^  L( u- u

* ?, k" F2 I& F0 z# ]7 fL: 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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4 n' s' N$ L- @$ U  ?3 |3 YM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 g- P3 S2 r5 X# v5 V( I( i) q

% ]/ |  x- _- r8 }5 Z- `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.% l, q  S$ _! u( g( V: z

9 Y$ Z- w0 M2 r+ TM: 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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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。: n( v& C0 d$ I3 V

$ j- |# H* C- K' L0 B+ xM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.- ^8 F5 x+ B. T

4 A( Z8 u4 T! h1 h0 V6 q; `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。; w5 p7 t, y% d0 t5 U) p

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