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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。
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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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. O8 o8 `6 t, {7 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?8 S/ ^! {, n% Z% s4 [* a& E9 n

* d; Z7 F% X* |+ q2 zM: 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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/ |( w& z2 n4 L1 |& P: eL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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6 u2 `: |) t  h6 u) d2 [9 oM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?". H8 s1 g5 W( _7 M3 H, n

5 ?1 J# u( q1 N7 z. xL: 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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) y- U/ a; t9 y5 B9 \0 f& Y% ]; wM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?" w2 ~8 z9 j$ j$ }

  F) s. T% A; D# TM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.) ^! @2 h5 o; d5 V6 g+ i6 A

; ^! s, S5 z6 r) ]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.
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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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+ j5 h: x! j5 q3 Z4 G2 UM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ r. ]9 ^: n5 n

0 s; o$ E- z8 nL: 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。7 Q0 [- I6 A) L
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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.0 M7 O! F. G1 I  O5 x! P

/ n+ s9 i8 b3 J: EL: 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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. K7 A/ m% Z3 G" e( l/ \$ ^M: 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?
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7 q4 b  Q/ `0 NM: 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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; A4 u; `7 y: ]  {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。/ n2 ]* ^# M4 e6 A- B. \6 @; s
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.0 x5 ]1 |2 d0 e8 B% X
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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.6 b3 L; |- a5 I' I% J5 ~
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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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+ t; L( Y( H7 l7 FL: 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。" q8 Y, t" q' k- K2 a: p

' e+ P4 w# K1 o" K( Y9 c, g2 cM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.; O0 N/ k' U* t' o3 V3 P" H: x" e

9 k% Z! a5 {1 N4 Z& L: L( b& l# t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。8 I* k- u+ X) v' q/ \: j, A: S4 |
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