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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。, W& L$ h. k; o( e; ^; C/ i: U5 E
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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?# v* |8 t' R! D$ x- ]3 z

. r# R# s; h7 `& h! J( SM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm." A" @: ]1 n' z: H9 N# N+ P9 s

  j0 S, v' ^3 dL: 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?! q( z' a$ L/ v$ A
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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.$ H* B( R% e. o+ ^( [8 h7 H

' [& v8 U! S% c& t0 aL: 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 V7 C: ?+ n; m
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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& g1 p' o" d" ]  w3 AL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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% O  A: f' {! Z/ {9 `M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"7 c  r5 I9 Y: v. ]3 o" _
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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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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?! E' ~$ I/ H  }( @  O! I
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.* O! [7 e  }9 Y+ [1 ~& ~

- I5 f4 F5 U2 h7 kL: 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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1 N& `. w$ a( V, A5 jM: 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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& x- F8 O7 q& fL: 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?) j) B' x9 _5 ^$ ~& Q% d2 Q

1 a+ _1 L2 n! \3 r' G) xM: 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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3 ]5 ~5 [5 s- A9 G1 A. d( ^M: Okay. Two beers please!6 A# v4 O) U2 e" W# a( i' _

* X& _5 d+ {- m; r/ FL: 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。# V% Q0 S- N  x- d; r2 ]4 w

: q# U; U1 ^7 D+ w4 p5 H$ pM: 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.1 T7 M/ M/ r0 n5 e5 \, i

" O  Q. w1 h) E5 a# S0 aL: 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?- @2 G5 S  p" U+ Z
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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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( l1 u% s( X0 V9 k5 f2 \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.( `- m2 @4 V7 m
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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。; O# J# i8 b* ^' Z% R) I

2 d# S" W6 o# A6 d3 u9 c+ c, fM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.* p: j0 s, ]9 m' ^
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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.  ?4 b2 M1 r$ m+ R

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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。' W  Q/ d7 ?% F% C# D  Z
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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/ @( f! L% g6 I8 G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。7 q( H& Y* s0 p4 T' M. |3 A$ o
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