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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。6 d2 w6 R2 T0 f9 ~

$ \; `5 ]/ g4 `; a( q# v8 c/ jL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?" U0 d* [; M0 D- B% i& E1 x

) F9 H" ^" _; z2 |+ `1 yM: 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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7 ?- b0 u- A8 w1 O: B& K+ sM: 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: 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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" ^# A: `3 o  v8 v9 CM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) r" t( ]) N1 S- {/ k

/ C) ^6 d" U. \! H: {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: 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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  Y4 f( ~" B, d& e; @% `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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5 {" A/ U7 j  P( s7 wM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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( |/ X. K( F2 L% @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.9 X- q4 c3 u, k9 B! I6 h$ l! Y
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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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1 n( R" D" O. l: vM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.+ y- T% a2 V5 P" ^, h
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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。# |- j4 v1 ~3 x# M4 l

' i+ B, Q7 j, G& P& _9 @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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/ q5 t4 m% I, e+ Y- n4 j+ LM: 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.( B# i9 [& {. Y1 _
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.# Y9 Z+ _; z8 u5 ?7 p
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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?- @8 y$ J) R' J( l: v+ A# H# }# d
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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.
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) s* ?4 w. ]! ?& t9 G! JL: 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.+ E  c6 d# Z* |8 Z

+ ~. I* p, E8 A4 d2 QL: 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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3 M7 X3 u9 T8 W7 ?. j2 PL: 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.
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) l& ]  J( r' ?6 S: {+ b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。- Y; C3 g1 T  Y+ a

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