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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& [& G, w0 r7 R6 L8 c
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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?9 Y. p" ?$ q8 G- p, _
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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.+ [! D' N3 S! L+ E* j

. k- v4 g* ^2 KL: 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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6 @$ }( H, {0 |( ~M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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. O2 j) u. W) e2 ]L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!; y2 f7 d! k7 Q& W1 Q* i

. r2 v. O# v! I( ]/ `4 p6 B7 \6 mM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"' j9 D# m5 R/ r- b4 i0 O0 O& ?+ m
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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。$ t0 P3 m6 o0 A) e7 k

' h/ o4 `0 P* V' i4 {- D# ]. I! @$ }M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% w( }) @. z# V- I
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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?; a$ b4 ~% Y) |+ \- q

$ J( [( t! g6 D, KM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- c# Q! f7 Z& H

% N, J" a( K3 q' v8 t$ oL: 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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, u7 u4 Z! U1 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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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?# b2 E/ n: ^& g5 V+ a

( y7 c3 c, A* t$ b% @5 WM: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!! f/ B7 L0 N/ K5 k# K

7 n: h/ K4 j$ x$ g$ w2 Q9 m( OL: 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。  k8 h0 d$ d5 L# f, p8 V

+ U5 f7 \9 ~* R* R/ V* a  U  qM: 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.* N' C  C+ c- k6 a2 @% ~3 b7 k# C! @
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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?* _! r0 k( _+ v# K- z8 \7 d: t

9 Q7 l, D! [3 V# ~6 k9 f) {M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.- S) h% @7 N2 O6 s) o6 `- g

0 l0 z+ W) G  O2 a7 SL: 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?3 s1 e# o( m$ {. A

- a; Z; D6 H# q$ h8 C  bM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.  M8 L, n/ T" I& A% o; _

. X8 R! T& m' _6 I' d6 L+ {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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.& u' M& I6 Z) m8 N
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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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* O; t( e8 O5 _, l+ DM: 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。
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" [/ k5 {; O2 t$ ?; n) @: b1 }) }M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.0 X; |0 O8 V! |  r3 Q

" v( m  @1 ?. P1 ?: X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。" I8 F( k) ~) ?  H+ Q3 Y
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