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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。. Y& b& D$ q3 Q5 B6 U
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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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7 F2 `1 A: @9 b4 A8 IM: 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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.8 Y. F9 y9 ^6 ?

- U4 V+ \+ m/ ^# i- AL: 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?' P, z1 I# G# R9 W
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M: 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?"8 }3 v- g6 R5 D( h2 i/ \
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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。; V  K) e2 D/ E( I% D9 y

) V0 D; l9 O$ M, G7 d' ZM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.5 b0 w" z% Y* \* t. D& P' a
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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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$ q+ p! v) o3 YM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.% Y6 w% J2 y2 g, }, p$ q7 O
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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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) f% P1 N2 ~4 F2 Y- iM: 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.  g$ [1 U' s, O/ r8 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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, U- {& T* L  j1 h% n) ^* z7 [M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow." ~& ^% B0 p2 O9 _. E# Y
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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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) i" W8 \6 z2 z7 fM: Okay. Two beers please!
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4 L2 H, {9 N$ K: R8 n' tL: 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。- V9 q/ U$ g& r
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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.$ ^; v8 m6 k6 v, D1 v
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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.
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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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/ D, s8 }# |9 J; dM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.! }. c" {1 {' C$ Y  ~. e

5 v7 ?# S# Q/ }( [( Z) l& g5 e( Q: \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。- C- o7 n3 J$ p3 h% Y! r
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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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8 ~6 W5 ^+ L% R5 S* M6 G/ 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.5 d' y" i$ v: ]$ g6 v: l' I8 O

$ i$ t* k( g8 |3 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?) O* T- b8 d; y0 o6 T
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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。8 X$ ?# U  Z1 A0 M

9 K( i6 \7 O  S9 N+ t) W) G. lM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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8 n/ |6 P& `& }. k8 Q6 c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。& b8 |7 T$ L2 K* J0 L
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