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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。$ Z4 y5 {2 }, J0 \% j6 }: O" i# q# [

- v, z- U" e2 X# U) s# @! \* g1 eL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?6 n: i. H8 b1 u8 n8 x
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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$ S! ?( o, V7 A; P8 QL: 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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  d6 a$ f: f! yM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.6 [+ ]* \0 T/ _0 A% y/ I# g

9 K1 V# i4 p4 O; b1 r- QL: 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?9 ]7 o  Q' |- _5 E  z/ E9 ?

/ g+ o& Q3 z% f: k: IM: 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!
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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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# o' m2 q, C2 \$ \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。% ]1 |' S$ a# |$ _; g
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# A& O0 t3 k5 `0 y& @
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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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1 Y& A/ j* r% [' A0 Y: X  lM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 S7 g2 P# f3 y+ ^

. ~1 h4 Y) G4 X5 d. F$ z! xL: 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。- Q% _8 `5 [* ^

2 w+ B/ N! E$ QM: 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./ {5 p0 s( v+ E- F6 W$ ?& K

4 l6 s5 q- _) r- oL: 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?7 F! y2 W: w- J8 ^4 r7 [

$ {1 C$ @- y+ nM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ w# g8 {4 [& x. z
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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。; d9 f( _! x0 j( @* l+ N

2 `. @$ x0 e' D4 T( MM: Okay. Two beers please!' Y9 |& F" g* Q0 Y9 \! w. v4 r
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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。: G1 ]4 c& \) V6 C7 c
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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.
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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1 O, ?; m3 {# q4 F+ VL: 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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; c9 V! O" j7 s/ K4 tM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.  ]1 I' M& x" u, \; z  _0 }

: G! V" A- {) {. DL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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8 g+ p3 g; H+ N1 N3 VM: 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。* b' k  O& z3 k, e

& i- C  P( }. H  x2 @M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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$ x0 ]1 K4 \- H. P) [7 n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。3 r7 w7 o0 `# ?" s, Y

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