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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。* a0 W0 j, d% N' ]
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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?- P5 E3 j; G4 B

" U; P8 q5 S7 cM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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8 d' E; v- o/ y% P9 p; c3 LL: 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.  S3 d' ]/ u/ i  ^
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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?; V% a) o% [5 d+ i
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.3 B3 D  E. B8 C# h

  i7 p; N$ k9 L0 }+ s9 YL: 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: 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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) G, b( G: Z5 C1 QL: 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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.6 g0 U: a, r# l% Y+ a7 }
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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.% p" U, T  ?. d  {

  Y( h- {8 g" I3 n, B9 G" x5 ?: B- x* h. ^; GL: 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?  C; H- c0 T6 Z: Q# L

) @1 n- m! y) c# B1 HM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.1 p4 B" \2 _1 G  C: z
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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。  d  I, A7 N- k/ ]
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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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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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.
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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?  \% E; t" A# M% W8 s

, y" v& B: j% \) z6 r1 y8 X/ uM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?' a  ]* d1 H  B  b
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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.! e; F  {- m, l5 _! q2 \. G5 ]$ D
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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。
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3 a# O" R% u) R+ r% GM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.! |: v1 T6 W( u% T& F( H' K" v

; \8 u1 l" l( ?$ L* V, u5 ML: 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.2 C& e7 n7 b/ A" M. S

, j. {5 R1 y1 E& x4 D$ uM: 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?# f) P/ P( c4 ~. S7 S; o

5 d$ }5 m+ S1 L3 `7 xL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.9 l" G2 i0 Q- U: s/ ~

- Z' |1 s& u2 k; K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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