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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。4 Q8 @" y. C: s

; J$ a6 q! ~' O5 YL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?3 T9 b' B8 t& v: X2 K6 Q* g
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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2 p" s- F" T# M6 d4 TL: 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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! [8 t. z7 s9 a6 Z- p8 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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# @0 G/ Y5 w1 H7 x7 y5 l8 C8 kL: 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?1 l& P7 s% b$ j$ ?3 }
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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+ B. k. i: Y, {7 E/ w2 FL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!, q. h9 I5 y) {$ e  W5 f
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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?"! D2 z: {: C5 p2 p
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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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9 Z3 J% C2 l) H, Y3 A+ ^0 |9 ?M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.+ V' i. V# g! r, f3 B* j1 Q# i/ B9 X
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies./ W" t; Q! h1 j% p, d

5 k# E5 z, q+ U4 Y+ |8 JL: 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。. n$ d8 s& h% Z1 z1 Z0 u+ e9 r
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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.
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8 I6 b1 b( P- RL: 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.- w8 @5 V4 M. L/ b8 L! V& v& ~
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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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: q3 S& E9 ]. UL: 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。: Q. d# U( J1 x" n! N" W9 ?' O% [

5 T  [7 @6 @2 h, y/ IM: 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.3 k- |7 H- a, q  \
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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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( ?6 e/ x# [7 s- }( W# h) wM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?; G: C; s) n  ?3 I1 x" T& s8 g2 J4 G
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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.) l( b5 V0 L4 E2 X# A7 _- W
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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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+ E& R5 r+ }% X3 K2 n9 s# xM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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5 M/ c. L# a2 r; r5 k9 y2 b, gL: 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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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?
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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。- \8 a, v  x7 l& ]6 g  [9 Y

3 ~4 d1 Y- i, V& i9 \2 yM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 e6 M1 e6 H$ a4 g

' j$ p4 s, L! Z/ I5 g/ b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。% v, G4 Q% B3 T! G* S3 q
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