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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。0 p8 B; q2 X+ s  {

6 P1 V$ n$ R- d- d" ~: S( ~0 W- ~L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?8 n7 g- G) G; d( V3 w  @4 T+ }1 Q

; i3 ^$ i  W/ K6 @! K1 C) xM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.$ p6 {' ^$ l; P
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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.' a3 e2 g6 O9 e
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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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) N/ ^2 y* p  m/ l! F8 O8 x8 e4 {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!" M' M3 A2 ^8 i  Z3 s( C
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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?"! I' L: Q& U' u7 s

5 ], C! n& ?2 d; a) d: 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。5 \5 Y# p1 d" i0 C
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.0 O4 x& F; d7 `! c5 H6 a5 W2 e6 a

) d0 o# D0 E3 U- J1 s) fL: 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?5 L! K+ f- J  g' D& \& u, P
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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+ k1 M% J  O8 r* D# [! R3 ?: ]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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; u# b6 [- w8 r( P- ?6 |, _5 J. J+ `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.+ l$ l) [) Q' K" A
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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?( h) C4 Y  @9 G  M2 r4 T. m1 O
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# @$ g; H* s4 U8 _7 U0 J; M' _
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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。+ \6 |  _/ a  j! x3 C
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M: Okay. Two beers please!3 A6 ^0 P( h, F# O* @9 @0 o8 t* w. K
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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。3 q; d5 j- A+ u5 p# `  p: i

8 ]$ N0 r' P& U  j" D; uM: 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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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?$ e' n% z/ _/ a  W
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.* a/ V4 Q/ U, e1 U2 ?9 D0 ?. R5 m- {
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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.* ]  i: n" Z7 \) i

4 c5 D6 N) n) {' dL: 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。5 ]1 O1 k. f9 @' o
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.3 j' {/ u1 p$ g
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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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# F- X" ~7 A4 b3 F& s5 A$ ~" {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?9 F/ h( U- D$ ^! D0 ~) d# W
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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。) q5 F& A3 e( ?+ \
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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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