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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。) ~# l3 Z7 f4 H7 T2 \: l

* D, g+ b3 n7 z' i0 F! x; zL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?$ |, M3 T9 M, ?' J1 x, k8 T) X

/ h$ P$ T9 j1 n  {1 KM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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7 C* N% H. \+ |' |8 w1 FL: 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?: L* J& O* s$ Q* |2 j0 R# w0 c

+ b/ V4 \/ i' CM: 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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: o9 x4 Y! y) b) `: X; TL: 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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' R3 p2 t2 J  n1 C1 Q8 NM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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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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- h6 @" a: b" C( oL: 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。7 D5 |* J% `  o, z
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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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1 u! d( L- |; `: t6 ^# X, D2 Y+ RM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.5 X' l: T; p/ w( ]% c% z

- T. H5 w$ ]) D: B+ F8 C& QL: 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。& L* A9 ?, J& ^% r/ A# r* D

# f. `" F) h! C; yM: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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。
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: O3 }& o2 H# _) f- D6 h7 ~7 WM: Okay. Two beers please!( E/ n1 U+ ]6 W- F
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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。! t  h6 L6 r+ T6 Z+ j; T6 D: ^
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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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) f3 e1 I0 l0 B0 j. g- bL: 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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7 k- K+ o1 l9 U$ s7 A0 iM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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* r7 a9 d, ]2 ]) p* X% xL: 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.1 F- Z. {: ~- K. J7 c
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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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  X$ a: f# ?- t* n9 ]M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.6 R  B: ?7 w- c

8 G7 h: b) t6 ?  @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.: q4 E8 r. R7 J. B' D4 v

% ~, c2 N6 c3 K2 z9 f3 U9 j' KM: 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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L: 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。7 _5 G4 M2 u/ O* Y+ \
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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