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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。) z* o& ^% Y0 n" J8 z

% J* j: L& K! M! e: l% gL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?: p, F: t( H  @, ]( d( b- B0 R
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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$ s4 e/ O3 k3 L. j$ K& l. D6 @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?( w3 \4 _0 W$ ?; x: _

8 {, ?! ~' F& W5 o% D3 YM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.( p8 {/ h1 O; o+ _

, {+ L: B, P7 X* W: n1 R0 RL: 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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1 ~# k* o. T0 H: `2 \; y3 B; E. cL: 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。  B( J0 ?# S5 ?- Q! s1 o! j) x! f& q
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.2 k2 U2 W; [+ k" P8 n& 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?. l3 y- _- a, K  A+ L4 x

& m' m3 e- F8 r& w* w" @) _1 IM: 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。, \9 E2 [9 q9 o& u

/ b3 b: n# D& m* e6 c7 KM: 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.2 O/ q. W' Y& U% d/ ]& V

; u4 u/ y$ m, \. m# R2 yL: 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?+ p( ?- p* O+ Y& `' \$ }

) g/ [( {* W3 S' H# B& s5 P2 J( c2 wM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 W* P" [" u) [& f8 h
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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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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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 K, ~- b# W4 g7 m
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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., b* ^0 I& ]+ u1 F5 o
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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?+ J$ W% H2 b3 b# b2 ^' y
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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9 F9 [) `# M& R6 Y  vL: 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?4 b) i; q# K; C! F0 X

( P1 M. U8 V5 U5 h2 S' w2 FM: 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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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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.( E/ F, v0 j4 Q2 ~" O4 o/ X
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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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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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