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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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0 j$ n$ v4 T7 k* t6 M( z( |! p) NL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?+ a5 L6 L/ i1 E! ^; a
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& ?3 y9 G9 v+ d2 ~; S/ _8 X% s

. @/ L8 g; p* r# b: s$ fL: 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?  S( v, v+ n3 C! i" P. Y( ], q
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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.# u: M' k& {, G9 _- q& @' v6 J
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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?- n! ^) V9 j/ K

5 i' F3 l! ~1 p, W8 w" F' e. a  V+ NM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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* L4 X' Y* v+ \& V: a2 c4 EL: 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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+ D# k  {8 z" x% B' RL: 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.* q' X% D! R2 Z9 E' j7 G
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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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7 Q, a% i8 q: uM: 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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$ y) y2 Y$ e+ T* W6 S3 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." R" ^+ R/ f7 h* L
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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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L: 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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, i) h. [! C) `. ~' yM: Okay. Two beers please!
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3 }0 }6 K4 |3 ~8 A9 ZL: 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.
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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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( [, H, n3 y% t  @2 HM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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% S& G9 \. X: F. G8 I9 v* ?% D8 fL: 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?: d/ h0 I+ M5 t% M5 ~
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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." H7 C4 N. c- P! Z: T
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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。7 x2 j0 u: Y& I. k$ `3 c
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.- H2 N* l) z, m$ C2 G; Z: X" x2 _" H
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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% {( @8 H1 L& [, z' ~8 _
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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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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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% w; x. R: e  bM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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9 m4 r9 V1 S: m; s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。3 \+ ]& f. C8 W' d* @& L1 ]  n! b& a0 N

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