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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。7 g8 s: d6 N$ m; E3 r+ A  K( ]

7 X/ ^, k+ X) m1 wL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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?
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5 K, r" V/ o' J. _+ ?: uM: 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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$ F+ y0 \2 {" [- @! E) [: h2 wL: 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?: D$ h4 s- Y( @4 R: B2 o  o: Z
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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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& R$ l" u6 t* m3 g4 dM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"; c& |. b! H2 i( v

# e0 z5 z0 x0 `1 L6 T4 C/ AL: 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。  ^# C  K; G9 q

- Z! f' ]; j7 T$ @! B/ mM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., _8 w  U' }/ {! |" v7 I' S) `

) N0 g9 O- G7 i  K: t2 ^( C; QL: 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?/ U2 J8 G: w  u. e  N6 S
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- U  A6 z9 s; G
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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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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.6 V* s) w; x5 r" ~3 ?' x" k+ s% D

* g* E+ y  ~5 z' SL: 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?) K$ j$ F* c, X/ @# L- G5 Y/ n
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 Z% d  {! G( _
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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。- f9 q9 F5 }' n: \

0 r6 X1 i# {# }" _. N" CM: Okay. Two beers please!. N: N% M% M4 U4 z) d5 I( t% e
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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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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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3 W. d$ t' m! BL: 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?" h5 S+ N' S& O7 O& h2 s: {; j* T' [1 q

# f! t2 V  N# [; iM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.- \% S) `9 }; l' t2 J$ S
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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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$ T* u  L) C# B( R2 {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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3 |& @4 K$ o& \8 {; P* o- xL: 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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+ u* V1 J3 I3 E7 d% _M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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L: 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.. H4 Y6 ?. h& E6 c+ ~  U
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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?9 F; ^9 T3 W5 D# a+ ]/ {& Y% p
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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。
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M: 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。
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