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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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4 R6 {3 Y/ h3 P+ v  AL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?1 N7 R4 K9 ^- y, V3 @
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.7 B1 {$ L8 \7 Y( T6 R

9 |: ^6 a& C2 _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?1 Y1 Y, K0 D) U9 ^
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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.3 V* H0 v% A( c* f  ?- ?1 b

* u. e$ I! j8 H. s! dL: 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?, B- [% V7 z' J9 a% c9 Q* d
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.% @. A9 d+ p, _7 x. e

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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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.8 o# H  g: S7 y# h' a9 N
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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2 x! ]  r9 Z; }. R1 pL: 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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2 F2 v; u" [% @' L2 ]4 oM: 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.# D7 h9 }7 ~+ I; o* w+ @& v+ h

+ o) x, @) x5 M: xL: 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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$ _! Y" o3 R/ S& xM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# Y  j1 Q) E8 \: q
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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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1 `; v3 A6 s: {0 b0 @" L* N5 QL: 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。3 A% J% H& U9 ?' B

9 |1 L6 Y- G7 J1 xM: 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.6 o/ t5 F$ n1 w3 x# @0 E
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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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$ L2 ^) i( {  i  B& \M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.. d2 ^2 {5 q3 p' n% c: H2 B6 _
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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?
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4 f4 {' P1 ~: V* f8 u& y( K& 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.
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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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% x* p/ v; U/ }M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ \0 q4 j- P, ~8 s0 _

( w3 i9 F+ U6 ~1 P" pL: 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.: i( o7 B0 S3 K3 N9 m1 ]

* d" G2 m& S' s$ @1 C  xM: 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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4 t& g' X# p6 D+ E; s5 |# FL: 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。* ~8 B) P7 y" p+ s. k
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.+ H: N; z! X" q9 g, u
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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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