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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。; K( y4 [7 v% }+ C6 L! s5 }8 W3 j

+ N( e8 K4 \5 n- l8 K- }L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?' j. Q+ _! n. `, \# `% C7 j
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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.- P! v" I* }6 p
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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.' |0 q$ B0 x, R2 L) r1 k2 B' ^+ Q5 x2 v

: N- V7 v; g1 _7 F- ML: 原来你要问我借几块钱!- P  x1 S4 G' m1 m1 B' M5 O4 z, m) T3 Y$ l

- A8 [& O5 b, z1 @4 |' k% yM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"- j2 o/ G* u. S
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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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) Y! F5 w. }; g( jM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* I/ {+ \* S! _- ~" p" I; }! g
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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?! ?( H3 M0 X( e

8 D. s, _3 v: n8 D+ b: J* U! V5 ?, Y3 `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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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.7 ]' w8 ~  O3 |7 a
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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?
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0 m4 M" b- b& p2 o# HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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* A0 S" A: E" G' _% o- v- o4 @1 DL: 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。; b9 w  O/ i) _
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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8 T8 u6 T6 `% C. `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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1 m+ v% L6 ]( C. nM: 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.9 v; V! X) E  `+ j
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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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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?
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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.) @5 P9 {. U7 m5 {, \/ H# a1 P/ }. l3 {

$ K9 S& Z3 G8 _' w- tL: 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.# a5 i) i! `( Z$ T) p6 I
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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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* T: e$ B+ g$ F' s: l9 _9 i; ?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?
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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。( A2 `! e( n( r" e8 E& Z/ a' K
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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5 H, E2 v# W. f( Y3 ], [' z$ r4 ~' L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。: {% T0 M+ M% c4 M/ j& c

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