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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。$ X5 m3 ~, X% e: N9 K: K5 ^
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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?% C5 e. L# o/ t: r( Z, _

* w6 ^6 q; E* m! O. ^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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2 s4 d; ]  N  }1 O% v+ U0 PL: 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?; N) R% d' ]' W/ j) t: c. m
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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, K$ y- x: c8 ^" x6 [L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!( o' B& ~4 Z$ M, |
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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?"$ a% ?3 @' _  }* `9 e( J0 w

/ u! x% l# Z6 ML: 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?
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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。. R. r; Z& c4 j9 R5 [

: n" d) \2 G6 i  u/ S! w7 n3 UM: 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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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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; V) j* L3 Y' t' k5 X0 Y: {M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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5 e1 S% s" v6 u4 ~/ _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!
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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。# \) p3 ?+ j* _6 \' R7 F' J7 Z3 p

+ S0 C$ _5 V; q9 p2 X6 @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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5 T; u6 \) z. l4 HL: 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?3 O  G* k% E, Y% ~4 Y

9 O. ^! P; k- CM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.* R6 a3 ^& L3 Y+ `. P' h
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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.
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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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/ r7 _) Z- N& L& Q9 r! p( n* Y& AL: 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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$ i8 v5 E5 x6 ^9 OM: 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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6 k! b! Y2 i1 C0 C# ^. ~+ YL: 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。$ o& i* @- ?1 E

9 v" X0 e/ U3 |& dM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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" A2 _" d$ r9 N" v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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