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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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; R* l! Y* ~: q' VL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?1 A6 s* T7 L  [) |6 M1 j

8 \/ j0 V# k/ A) GM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.3 q5 v* Y6 ~. i" o  k& ?' ]

. h; p$ C, F& u8 ML: 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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* _8 E# n% |; F- j, z& Q: YM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.7 ]& o  t/ h  I* O+ t! Z8 {, K
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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?" F! V7 E- M/ N
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M: 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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1 O$ D7 l# s5 e% Z1 OM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"9 i# o. `$ n9 g# a. b

5 r# g0 e3 L. s$ E; sL: 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。. @. m5 s6 K& _# F8 ?
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) U5 m/ y+ c0 ]/ L) T, Z' H

, v) d, d! n; ]$ p+ hL: 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?% K/ c0 a! `$ n/ x9 i5 k

# R4 Q5 A) v! I  Y( ?3 HM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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& `+ `/ L8 v$ |1 b0 f+ Z9 RL: 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。  x& C" v$ T: J9 s: l1 e3 b

0 s7 O' h) q  l- }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.+ r, ~, s/ y% [" }

, t( O. F2 M- U; j! y- c$ A  k, TL: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!2 C) @( F( f) Z3 f
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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。
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: _! L( G+ J3 ?) `$ ]- kM: 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.  Y1 ^0 V( ~9 @' t4 {  t

- ]% e, L! L& v0 ], u, K2 nL: 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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1 K+ K8 O) W7 \. A& ~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?
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5 h/ Q/ j( k" j- sM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.$ ^$ a3 H: m/ @0 j( `- H3 s

& O  k- Q# X; ~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 }9 A" B& R3 A" \5 b( C' |; E

2 k: _& \% L+ X. `% g- B" I& Q1 B: [M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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" s0 m8 N$ L* Y; F) w( 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.
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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?4 ?' S! V% S4 x& w" a' Z( R9 K& |

& s/ f7 E& G0 a5 w0 _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。- y4 z% \1 c' |* V( v" N  z

& t6 ~' y0 i9 F( L$ e) t& U- IM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.3 R( T& Y3 n9 q

6 _* b) k+ a* h- ~9 O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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