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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) ^8 x1 D8 Q+ L* d5 p" hL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

3 [1 I9 K  U9 T. ^) W  p6 TM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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- D: Q3 z* y1 h# r% Z: N2 ]4 yL: 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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2 g  L/ R5 X4 K$ w" E) ~5 KM: 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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" P) e' s/ V% gL: 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？

% ]+ p3 U- F- ?4 B% nM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

' T7 d$ H& I. |0 a) L8 UM: 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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8 h' h0 x! b: i$ b2 ]7 ?: Y/ U6 W) {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。

M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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/ F0 l3 P0 x' j! [4 sL: 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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/ y4 s$ ^% V( o  j# m* j  o3 vM: 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。

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.

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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0 g7 G' m# O" mM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

4 p* K- f! c7 k3 H) N' aL: 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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/ e1 G1 ?# m/ M; E( \M: Okay. Two beers please!

  R& W' ~7 V* s& K5 GL: 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。

" _6 k- i. R5 O0 {. M7 c& TM: 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.

8 H  \7 i: b! v& f4 SL: 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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6 Y! X% V4 A/ w0 ^M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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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$ V- }+ x& _! N7 ~( _& [M: 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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7 D8 `" R8 o% r7 q: S9 a+ PL: 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。

M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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! x8 ^7 f/ U+ ]4 f9 y. r, aL: 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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8 J5 m! [1 ?) h) ~  E7 q9 X3 [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?

* ^" U- C/ }' W% f6 AL: 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。

0 g" K% H2 d- Z1 {: m9 H1 n0 V$ UM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

0 _# y) R( q* k2 G1 W  g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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