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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。  P( H6 b5 T& T

1 s! j% U$ ]- I  a( fL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?1 l1 D0 ~4 Y+ W! F

4 |% d2 E/ S0 g7 e/ A1 }, A9 A7 uM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.0 W1 y8 v; V9 Q. W  _" g4 {7 [
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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?6 r7 u3 k2 l+ u; N& e

: b0 w; [- z9 b' r! P0 F* p3 x& aM: 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." B# y' h! N; P& [. d

. _/ ?/ F/ G* |7 s  f$ lL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!9 M4 U. {, `$ @) [% I

2 p# B' v8 n: K9 y4 {5 X5 q3 nM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") s7 C6 s( l2 D0 y4 q' K! S7 Y4 c
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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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+ t; ^4 v1 O: ?+ A9 ?1 `5 mM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.' m" H/ ?/ E" |2 S: p" Z" B, u7 P

8 z: h. _' J" U/ X( M8 RL: 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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4 [- ?1 B# ^9 W: p, }/ kM: 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。
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5 n3 E) _$ }; gM: 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.- Q) L8 Z; q  w6 N* p6 Q  Y

9 _. u% [% _+ k0 k$ h; ~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?/ n( A# ?9 Y- S! z
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." n$ T3 ]# m* `) K* U3 d2 P0 P

; c5 T; i' C2 ]. L7 B* L9 C9 L0 k4 gL: 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!' U/ U4 I: E/ y' U

# `) C/ |% s4 y: W( `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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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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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?/ ?6 `( n) h, V! B% @
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.0 o0 E+ G+ _0 p4 k  ?* T
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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?8 t, U5 F) I! }5 U

0 N% z3 Q3 D* }2 e( @3 z1 W" [! 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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) f2 ]5 g- p4 L* P$ V) y6 g$ hL: 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。/ d$ y$ `8 T' p) f0 p+ n- Q

: ~4 F4 X$ F0 c& ^, A7 K) }6 |/ tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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  N4 Y4 j$ L2 H1 D# S8 kL: 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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: s" E( W8 ~( W' ?" I7 LM: 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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. T- H- @) {9 e) M# `0 BL: 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.- I6 T& Q$ H# R% n

: ^* p+ ^; T. L, j. W- q+ {7 R, V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。$ j8 N8 y3 f# r# ^, U
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