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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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% R4 p7 r; A' kL: 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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?- a. P) E" i& \7 u! H

5 @( j5 w6 d! }% k$ `* S- aM: 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?8 I1 u3 d$ B/ a: g+ x3 ^

% B+ k% O" t- G( [; y; wM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 u- t& u" [) ]5 L1 e6 J9 M$ a
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!, V! j- c9 @2 }" V( b. t

* y! t* p2 k- @$ F0 j5 I1 FM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?", p; D9 U1 R! U% y0 G  R

. D6 b% |' T& D7 {- B; {* @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。) h7 J/ f/ ^. e& D

. ~2 {' m- a& Y* X$ }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.) g8 k, A9 o; z( ^- Y: E1 Z
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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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- o6 u7 ~/ n( ?. Y8 l$ aM: 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.3 Y- [% r- z% Y, r# U
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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.
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7 R& I4 a6 N2 ~9 oL: 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。
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, H+ ]) Y2 F0 J1 N2 s4 i1 GM: Okay. Two beers please!: [4 J# N! N3 F) ]  ~

1 k0 [/ H: o) z: S) Q( `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。5 l4 b7 @( T4 i5 f# V5 a, t/ u% K

6 q& ^5 Z# C$ H1 J/ i- G' yM: 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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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?; Z! w: ^7 t4 ?$ |

. Q6 `# b; I7 h, K. |3 zM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.7 C! o4 I1 E" @8 w$ o+ k( U/ Z

& N6 l. b$ ^  iL: 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?0 R- s/ T. }& b7 ?- t3 B5 U: }
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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.
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/ e5 ]+ F3 H8 S" H; u+ e8 I$ GL: 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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: F3 ?% Z; q& F8 zM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ m) b# E# m( v  v+ V

/ j9 i4 A9 P  S' P8 Y: s3 ?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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& d4 O. h- c( k, ?% MM: 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?% b7 R/ D5 ]+ C( J
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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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M: 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。2 S. D6 ?4 c3 _7 S/ o
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