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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.
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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?* q$ G  {9 o! X3 u
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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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- k$ r' m/ J& d% d( Z# d5 EL: 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?% B3 c. H7 \. `4 `

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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!/ `4 c) D# w* Z% C

  u) f0 O- D; B* f! S- @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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8 l$ J" j( h/ L5 h- ]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.8 ]: O! }: q  v/ M- X4 Q* t) {
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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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0 }; c. [  O* j8 `' v# P: @! s5 O* dM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.0 A3 i' Z! Z7 X9 Z2 U3 Z, c) A  r' @
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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。8 f. A8 B1 x8 @% \

/ V* O, n" a; j/ N6 B, z3 }0 }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.0 W+ K, Q5 N5 i5 `% O
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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?: m5 U9 }! F0 `4 T7 S% |* K4 E5 E

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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!4 W) k' j3 O& r2 b

6 j, s( O! {0 z0 |* w7 P/ \" P* FL: 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., D6 V+ t( Q" B* u- q0 R

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( t% M3 k3 W5 V( aM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." |2 Z! a' j8 M$ [, }( r
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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?5 N- _$ B( e9 ^

" h+ p5 }% Z7 |3 NM: 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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) C6 r( A- y9 F! S# G4 }& t+ n3 `' D3 s- hL: 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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, ]6 O# b9 L$ ?+ {/ C! iM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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, f, b/ n# k6 B6 _' ^5 kL: 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?
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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。( Y  U8 Y. Q  z4 X7 S

( s$ \3 @- q& s% D' g9 p4 W, vM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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