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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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# Q2 [7 [, a; PL: 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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% v0 ?4 R" r9 L, ^( YM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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4 h1 q$ i  T0 M2 E0 V4 R) ZL: 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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. `) s! X, ^* i! Z/ w$ Z6 wM: 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.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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0 R% v8 f0 W, t5 R1 n- A( sM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"- |  ]; ]" Y1 b7 v

; `6 o& l2 n& ]  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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% Z, ]  W4 ]- C1 Z, H6 cM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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+ ^+ z) p' P6 H. xL: 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 ?) }" N0 ?4 _( i- B- [: t! M
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M: 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。% ~8 F6 D: ]2 s' h; K' u! u

) b5 c* z/ \5 d5 z& M3 gM: 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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$ \6 R3 A6 S" wL: 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?2 D! S7 N1 }7 r4 H" {
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.: P7 J+ v- s: a' y4 x8 e

1 Y# h7 C% ~/ A. I4 m& bL: 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。. ?9 k$ k+ I" m9 C/ B
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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, i: N+ Z& h. @+ ?, k) z; i# i, vL: 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." V% T  S7 H/ {- B

1 s8 S* P+ F( U2 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?0 @6 |, ^. r+ J' g; S9 H

9 `, O7 l4 m% i9 F2 l- Z, Y& qM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.3 a) t% l2 y9 K5 w+ r9 Y

, \% a* e! r) D2 c) `! 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?& R6 U5 K5 C7 |  Z$ m: h

; o) B# p+ t  t# @. r4 G  rM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.* f) X, h1 {% c' ~
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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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0 m# c! q- {& E" R$ {) @M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ ]" B2 d' i$ X/ y$ P" k

) `  b7 k  V' y# s, ]; w. eL: 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.# g% ?# w2 O& D' Q2 G
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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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  P- E" x( ^+ K3 hL: 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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: r! h$ A' y" s; IM: 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。7 P2 p- t! |0 o5 F4 M8 F% M: D
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