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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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: m1 q8 l  _1 ^; T2 Q& DL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?% I4 d; q; a# z& ?5 c
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& W7 j" q1 P" m$ d. Z8 v
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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?
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4 W8 x% X8 N( z: sM: 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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% Y' y* e* K2 e6 LL: 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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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!/ @  y2 n# O0 m# r) O2 t: M; g/ V
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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?"
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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.1 r; S  F8 B4 ?, z& r  E$ f0 e( 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?& ~8 O4 L3 D; d5 p  t" |( Q

+ B/ V4 d, V$ n/ \2 f5 {M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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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0 y. H8 |4 U( j, @! s7 S) rM: 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.( d) m: O$ Z6 J/ q

7 U  x. e$ H# i3 pL: 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?* `/ {: E7 D0 x/ B6 b

, D  S* b5 R6 F  [* B& V; t1 nM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.' F  \5 i& f' n, Z. L
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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。# S; _7 u, S+ g* g5 M; S8 |* \

6 z& F3 e. I6 M: K! C$ U& @1 F& S+ wM: 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。# A; T2 S* V! [

# F/ H& U% `- H/ h9 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.- A0 J0 v+ R+ u" O! N

. k% G% C- b6 X, l; l9 |. LL: 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?% M! e9 Q1 m6 Q

9 E; t3 ], E9 h$ W/ f3 N7 H- E; }M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.8 Y# k3 i/ {( M
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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?- T. Z# O, G! y1 Y& u' y' c# i; a
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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.% B+ ~4 }, S  N4 |! v

# i! v( H' G8 u; @# ~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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) o2 F+ z7 M9 J, jM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.( A! ]3 h7 x: R/ L' Y
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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.
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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?& Z) W2 E+ |/ Q4 g
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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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up." G7 m& G0 K2 U+ {6 s8 x3 s+ U

& X, f  S3 F) ^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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