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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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, v; m  d5 c" ]  M1 g3 xL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?, ]9 q. V/ Z5 ~- s' P* {
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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% ?) f* D5 u$ p* }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 l7 L2 s9 o" M& c* X

- C1 P  U$ m6 T: {! a, \' DM: 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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  l* I' b* ~* `( \5 rL: 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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$ k! p/ o& o! H/ e6 O3 k- A3 ?M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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- J) H( x) f/ Z; L( ^L: 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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" l/ Z. l: e* U$ Y- ~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。4 J6 ~# c/ s" h1 j, r, s$ A

. \. O) N9 ?& F9 N9 oM: 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?7 E3 Q0 d1 h8 @5 c0 r. ~% n! v
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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。2 B9 c2 D  P5 F" Z& z+ @  |

- ~8 }  G. m$ EM: 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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9 R* d! a$ m' n. k. dL: 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?' W8 G: I; j9 V0 t+ L+ \

' u( t- D$ [7 d) w+ f. BM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.; C; j& g3 @7 Y# L, N( I2 f, I
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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。( ~' i# {) f7 _0 ^
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M: Okay. Two beers please!7 t( L5 D; ^; I0 _! O0 P

6 d3 Z; g# u& G- X5 x+ \2 w+ YL: 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。6 H0 E0 ^/ L% f, a9 s$ n  `

7 \4 m: f/ _  R. L/ ?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.# D5 A* n  a' b8 }

7 ?; L3 h" Q4 M5 b- PL: 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.. X( Q% I  s: P1 x3 Z" Z- x
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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.- }3 I# v- N* W+ ^9 V, P

* j, q( `; k8 ?; [6 ~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.
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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.% j2 ^! X, J, I; t
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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?3 ^8 |/ X% k- I9 G4 i1 z$ }, E

$ }* w! E2 K+ T8 ZL: 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。/ [" x( `6 x, {9 o

7 T) g, T1 h. u+ mM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.7 k3 H9 E; a$ w

4 v+ Q! m9 d& _/ \/ d: z- R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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