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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。, R4 J) `- ?% ~
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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?$ l; }; s: `/ l$ M

: l0 g$ j5 I$ X0 M, aM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.7 l7 P& ]1 ~+ @! T: t

6 p! J- P* V( j/ l- oL: 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?) m7 I* ~" z  k9 s" J5 U

' d" i0 v3 {4 |1 Q' w- dM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.. g& y1 M5 p% N( P0 \: @( X

. P% R4 P/ O7 I; f: ML: 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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9 @' [/ m: v. I' s: b0 X4 M; `M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.8 N! j# O0 E. ^$ {

9 o4 O1 @# U' i/ K* G8 w$ sL: 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?"$ O( ~, Z# b$ v0 F; d

5 X' G- y4 {9 CL: 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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2 ^& V8 M1 e- S1 n: W0 KM: 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?- a; Y& T, c! Y) _6 }

* W/ h, G9 ]( t3 I! K3 r7 O( U6 k: yM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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. ~1 @& T- d: c& D" s( B7 tL: 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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. V5 x. w# Q1 o# ~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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/ D4 X* x* I, J0 Q% OM: 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。) k, b* H/ Z! `# A, u
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M: Okay. Two beers please!0 r! k8 J; ~$ Z

) O( b- X/ j) e, t- x  U- s& 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。* x# ]7 ~, R7 Q, z. P
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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.$ y4 i' e8 Q3 y6 ?8 P& R

# |; X& ~! }8 `# f( O1 T4 {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.+ h; L! H4 k# W1 r

7 M6 X& b' j7 u0 m( r: {3 w4 dL: 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?9 [* t* L9 N* E

% |5 r. D# q' R2 m0 }5 s. m/ zM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.4 a$ ~0 e, d( c) J! X& l/ p. U
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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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* D* g- s/ y- @. ?7 HM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.3 ^& M7 V1 z  H. [0 l# l; |6 m
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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.2 K- j: n+ N8 x4 K9 X8 s- Y$ j& {/ i

% s+ w; L* E/ y/ e4 qM: 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.; P+ V; C4 G" G9 O$ g) k: @$ d; c

/ E: n; l1 H! Q  |- Y( a  z% G4 f3 }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。+ R' t" X+ g& t; u; @  G# ?& t
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