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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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3 g; x$ F: C% v9 N/ W5 @L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?9 o" V8 y9 P* s' w& p5 X/ q

3 V7 H4 v1 I$ [: O5 ]6 k) CM: 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?
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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.
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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?
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1 }7 Y$ v2 ^  D! r/ ]M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." k0 F' J* r' ~  M" K) S7 ]% i

7 ]! R8 p0 K" P- x; z# x. ?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?"6 a7 M) \3 o# {

) d  t2 \7 [* n- R9 R' aL: 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。+ f6 W; v) |7 S+ l

9 v% s. ~7 ~# d) k( nM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy." v/ }: n, \9 n8 r2 K6 y

. {" `/ l: x, h" ~! M  d9 CL: 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?) `+ j0 ]% w8 e- x

( p& a. \" }- @2 W. V4 eM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.8 j6 ~( z# I, ]. x2 h  x- C
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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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. x  p9 m0 Y/ y; CM: 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.( |% B! P, j( x7 j9 V7 x
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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?# l9 |' p  B& q( m/ x: }$ C' C

* }2 b8 }+ u1 {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。) H* N- L& O5 [1 ?) B6 d/ ?
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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。. t' S% I3 E5 R5 G( U
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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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3 ?* y' R$ J% T2 vM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?& T2 R6 X5 d( n# u  o' ?) B

7 ]3 e2 H) K' i6 Z. c/ MM: 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。9 n) Y4 @/ w; h5 s

2 g  a8 N: {; ^1 W( WM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.8 G) b! o3 ]. W; a- ?+ e
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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.
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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?: m* E( n$ S1 g" P* ~9 I* t# j8 Y

- }* g2 t4 _1 ]9 tL: 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.0 c  ^% i: a% r# o$ I" ^% q
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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。4 ]$ i( G. O' r6 \* {6 N- m
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