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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?- L3 B* \( r5 V4 ^, `% D
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.. f5 {  L( C. S) L) X- Z
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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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M: 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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# i0 @; E1 ^  p# [0 e# SL: 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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  L4 c9 t) N) BL: 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?": Y$ `  t+ l' {3 @/ z
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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。: d6 K1 Q* u; M& P$ J

  k  I1 M: l* ~4 t3 }1 s1 _7 cM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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- z( f! ^- F" d* d$ ~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?; f" s7 w. ^5 x0 @. o
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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( {$ j) ]0 M5 r  F3 e+ w3 w, p  sL: 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。; R6 H- y% L# H) U6 B

. {0 [  P3 T' pM: 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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: [/ g; g* i& T$ @1 e7 [( [- W& ZL: 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?6 p5 D, A2 [0 Q$ L- Z
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 n; w2 @; V6 b: k: T/ ~! M  S" i

$ \" t! u) i( UL: 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。
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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 E: w* Y9 h, o' H9 e

# z+ S/ H: P8 z0 _0 wL: 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.4 H: n% n( V. H! N% [
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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?* i) s2 p* t/ S3 p- T& U
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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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3 u  `( n- c9 c, _: oL: 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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1 J+ f( H5 R& x2 ?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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( v( P% M6 ^/ U  d* K% v1 l4 cM: 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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# I2 W9 R# o3 c4 d# w7 n2 \/ L* RL: 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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2 j/ ~6 [  w3 t# kM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.8 I% |) h/ K3 V& I) z, _% [9 U& x
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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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