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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。( a  P9 S( M' g5 r& I+ |4 J# |
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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?1 B- E# t: a: n* b) F1 q

  d8 I; n& }9 A$ g: @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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6 v9 w, Q. E; e/ ?) t8 nL: 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?* I7 A. A9 {8 X
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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.& W0 ^% ], w5 v1 G* X/ u4 \

6 I" ?+ A$ p# r+ t# 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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& |/ z5 r( s8 L6 R3 Y7 }L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!  c' ^, k; y) q$ I5 R5 F
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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?"; Y2 w: Q: P# g& J# Y1 L6 o$ j
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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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4 C$ s- `8 g" S" X; C- q5 iM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy." M% `1 M9 Q5 ]0 q/ M0 Z0 t
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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。* c6 ]3 w2 G! r: K+ Y# K' `
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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.
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" z8 @+ b2 H9 ^% b9 `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.) W4 J0 w% J, }- C- w2 e3 J: @
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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。+ j7 M& u3 [- i9 A+ 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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3 N7 y2 c0 \( {) B3 ZM: 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.+ ]" {1 H' D# S% z5 l7 {: G

6 W$ y" g" {3 P1 ~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?: ^# J, |5 s( L! D* S  `" I

3 |$ W0 [+ n# f& r3 J& t8 [/ }M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." _/ W2 G% H# ]! N  Q
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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.$ `. Z+ I& F) x" Q& p# [

& P) A* \. z% NL: 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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0 U8 T5 g, T7 `/ q9 y6 TM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ g1 \/ e7 r# Z7 {+ d8 p
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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.
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$ ]; A4 n" d0 w; v: dM: 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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4 V4 p2 o: m! l5 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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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6 O: f' D) K. I  i4 @" D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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