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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。3 W5 M+ [- p% R
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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?0 c/ R1 N/ I/ o& n3 J0 E

0 f8 \4 v9 @; }( A7 fM: 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?% e+ y9 `8 `6 g5 Q8 m7 d( i* j

& k* k, K: D2 p* I) t# lM: 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.
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4 I2 g9 T; ?% `* T8 oL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!# z0 K0 H, f! ]- d) Y- D) Q$ U6 m
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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?"0 ]. K$ i8 t  V1 C2 }: e
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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.
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3 j6 \6 u- N  c, h  r6 \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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( y2 z) V) A. V! uM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.( M6 Q7 d% f- l
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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.- {: T+ a6 g. {

# m+ f  ?) s1 c* E8 O: t# _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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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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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。& A5 e( |) P0 G2 d" S" G
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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.1 ?1 r' i4 x( Q! K0 V2 `. B2 J
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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?$ A0 Y+ |6 C4 {/ h0 K
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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.8 c0 m' W/ ~2 ~* L( j# o, ?

* \5 B8 K$ {! F! t' s5 h7 J, aL: 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。9 i' |* z7 z6 V1 F& x

3 U6 z4 t$ e$ L3 TM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 H- B) K: X! r2 ]+ E" _/ G: L0 \7 O

/ n2 z# J- g- d( R' ]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.  ]5 C3 h$ F3 N/ g

0 Z- v2 q5 w/ ~9 ]6 g# `; PM: 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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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。9 |9 H& i! H3 }+ g
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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0 b  }9 k  c- Q. @- |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。& o! {) X- M( T* L$ {" X
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