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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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5 T4 J7 K" A5 ?L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?$ }( ^; A, j1 ]  y! w9 s
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.  \- F- P/ X3 g& S' @6 G

( \, V* S" y% q  CL: 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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5 p4 G* i; }! d5 ]* `0 @M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.6 m: F! e+ Q- E# {& D- s1 [& H

2 p- K: q/ g. M, s! PL: 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?; I  {# n- g$ F
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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/ w% x: A  W2 j( mL: 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?"
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* ~& @. X) N% ]" y5 |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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( h$ L! ?7 j6 U2 ]2 C9 w& m) vM: 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?) F, w4 ?4 X  o
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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。
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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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* T* Q+ D3 R5 U. Y9 K& ~/ 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?4 v) L. @, t0 M) W! I: j+ U

0 y% n7 H6 K) _7 Z1 n2 HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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# t3 W' U1 G; U  t7 U9 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。1 j- z" C% v$ \5 [
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M: Okay. Two beers please!* _1 b% f1 u8 U) U

! \9 O% w  @3 v9 d3 GL: 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。/ V& q8 U; v1 s- G2 K
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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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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?5 c% V- w) S: w  n  z
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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/ k8 Z; I0 q( ~% }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?
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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.' `# _; ]$ ?6 R# v# I7 V$ \! `
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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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" d8 i' m! l0 P( J; mM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." b) F, o% M. a+ j
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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.; D" G9 [) G# K
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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?* x& r3 n' o" ^6 u' _
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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。6 a/ o$ t, G; \6 B
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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。
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