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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。1 Q  {4 A9 M2 g( z1 C
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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?5 |0 r" d: L) W; S$ ~7 |9 l3 h" B
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.# |, U3 ]3 y) R1 D8 s

/ P$ v/ Z* h* |2 P  ]5 w) nL: 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?. D  {. u1 [* u  U2 j- x2 {
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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.$ \1 L, U4 _! B% I8 X' D
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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?; p3 i; U, m+ I/ \' P5 e) K

0 N' D. B' F% D3 _$ C( i" JM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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8 b2 T, l1 s# \$ uL: 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?"3 U5 s' K' w& f- n$ @; ?
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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。% \$ R- E: r1 N5 x( n
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.' ^. ^# N! w. ^  c; ], z5 }' j

; E+ \$ K! ?! Q; T. O7 @1 o' N: dL: 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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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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8 a  v+ Y5 b4 H0 P2 }. b# `+ o: S2 y: hM: 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.. t/ h7 t6 Z0 g

+ O6 s" \2 J  WL: 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?% d0 G2 I- a5 I: H/ t& r$ _5 W

  X0 G, N& V0 S1 _M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# [6 o, g' b6 [$ I2 S

$ C7 u* T) |* f( i' JL: 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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5 Y+ ~5 B' F) y  O& ^" q9 r6 ZL: 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.: [: m( Y( j& ]3 P5 l
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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?& Y( c+ T) J2 Q! b8 I' V
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.# x/ E* i6 F+ [# G  ^9 k0 {/ L

9 g% e% N# I7 @/ L2 A$ p4 IL: 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?4 q+ N. N" W# h/ O

# R/ |! @6 N3 a6 B/ dM: 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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& o) N# `5 d0 k1 L( FM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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% i9 Y6 M/ P' 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.2 h) Y" t  F. e/ w/ D" G+ ?& g
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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?' |/ J7 x7 f/ [  Y' h3 R

+ y4 K2 |4 R! A$ u1 b" K. Z" oL: 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。$ x1 i& p9 i+ _3 w8 J3 X

+ m" T3 f* V3 y% u; {% WM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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。# ?# X6 h8 }1 Y7 B5 d; [

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