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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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9 X7 X* ~2 l7 w- N2 k4 l; AL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?7 F: S" w! e; U* `- j: z

! O, O/ ~' N( G& zM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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9 D8 c9 M) B. {# c# K# l8 gL: 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/ |, s- U! c, mM: 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.% U0 h8 m) e. H. g
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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?") d3 {4 |5 r' y4 w! v& g* D+ _# F
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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。: O+ H: \  s! h1 t& o

( i, T" V3 D+ @' O7 b1 Q: ]8 ^6 WM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy./ M* w' T* Y+ N# q9 S9 e1 \- u
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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.! Q$ n9 C$ E: z6 [& L6 y8 R

! A. a! b$ D4 A3 L( V  ^- P% X2 |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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* l+ O. z2 D5 i: O/ d9 W1 _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.: |4 _) A1 ?- j) A' V) }" ]& D
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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?' a9 P. c4 W" d% ~& X
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.' k2 q) q* `, P3 Q' W

8 E: _# i3 H9 @) tL: 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。% @/ |# Y' n9 B/ C
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M: Okay. Two beers please!8 @/ S6 D+ [  M6 c* v; I
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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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3 _) M5 @: u' AM: 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., K8 W$ t0 d  b7 |6 D, L6 H5 d
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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?( _* N+ b  _3 _  m  e$ X
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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" Y: A/ _" n  q/ ?" _+ PL: 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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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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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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" y, M  Q, C' CM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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4 ?6 b1 n5 F: ?7 }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.
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+ T- _/ ]6 b4 b, wM: 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?% |! \% N7 }1 x- p% d1 W) y' I
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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。7 g: ]9 F& b# U; C" a
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.& r; ]% p4 ?: w* I/ B

5 G4 ]9 O$ d5 e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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