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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?/ a3 a; B: b6 A4 H0 f0 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.+ d( e# P* F: ?; F3 m9 k  I4 c

8 t  Q# ?+ E( `; B2 Q1 AL: 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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% y8 h7 h9 U  G; NL: 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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! i4 n+ D: [# ~. O# {% n0 AL: 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.
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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?; n& Q# E3 m. C5 Q8 e3 Z- f

) N) \9 [( `  e8 OM: 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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: f* x$ c0 S& R6 I9 R! `2 P+ J4 t+ OM: 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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' K* O, T9 F" X1 J% W0 ?$ T/ h' O" iL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 _; G; P+ G" [: h  ~/ m: X

! Y6 s7 e4 a4 R7 J) Q6 XL: 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。; o4 b2 l1 R) u% }

. j0 S! K  P" l. c2 W# NM: Okay. Two beers please!/ e, `+ ?* @) {5 S5 l" L/ e

% A7 F9 G3 Y* i" N% n$ G6 X0 T9 CL: 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.2 t& _' u% w5 a- \" ?4 k
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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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2 M7 Z* z& J! s) wM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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1 z  B( a2 t  ?( a( CL: 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.8 @0 @1 d: ]3 F3 A8 t+ s3 g2 s
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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。8 b  ~0 \' R# K
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.8 x+ A, ]+ H1 n! M( t2 e

# s! l4 b' u( R! t9 B8 jL: 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.* }) Y& ]5 N: W

4 x5 d% t1 ]+ F, R0 fM: 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?1 ?' t9 d7 E3 o

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) z0 J' E7 }4 x2 p4 Q2 QM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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7 D! v& s$ L+ A: c: z' L, ~, w5 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。2 ]) m' P7 g; O

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