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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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' ~8 B2 i* A1 e) i+ oL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?7 [# C9 P7 Y: F# t) i  {* b+ W

! D* B$ n' _- v2 I0 _  NM: 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?3 D: k: m  Q" h, z7 j

8 w; N; D6 m. U  ?+ Z, P  u6 C6 eM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.$ c/ q- m8 i, Q+ D# i5 q" x/ X& Z

+ i: k& ?: s1 _3 }! Z& v, NL: 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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1 b1 ~# {7 N( RM: 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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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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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.
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$ n9 O: l7 Q6 u+ Z3 l! dL: 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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, N" v, n) z1 C4 _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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9 \9 _+ Y! O  a! R, o# C: T! G* Z: D% nM: 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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: D) F, ~. [! NL: 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?& h) a5 r' s0 C) W1 B

" T2 Q- t' L; J" XM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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0 ]1 b! U2 A/ @2 N- l9 UL: 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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1 ]5 L) e8 Q7 J0 ^9 [M: Okay. Two beers please!& S8 Y% A8 P2 S8 R6 _

( y6 g( n7 R1 |4 _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。" L2 v  E2 a) @

9 H0 Z, N$ s9 G( D1 ZM: 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.5 a! _- |% G7 M
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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# Y' O+ [0 {8 T+ L! q! lL: 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.
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) E0 f' H0 e2 h" `8 SL: 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。& h& Z6 }( I' r0 F" s
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.) \" Y- J& w2 ^! j; Q

' S+ p5 {5 n2 e0 F/ CL: 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.# o- L9 r) q$ j8 p! v
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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?: ]% Z" Z3 Y" \( S7 k& 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。: F( o4 u+ p1 k; g  D

2 u( t" h; Z; |4 JM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 d* r" f, ]' N" l0 G6 ^
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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。% A  C# I- y7 I5 \0 z9 T
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