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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。1 V' {. u4 U1 p8 ^. i$ ]
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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?2 a  r$ q% M/ M; J+ z& l

3 x3 b4 J( Y, w8 k2 \$ W% p% qM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! r3 @: X4 ]6 s% L8 v/ H  ?
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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?6 Q6 O7 x) F& Y( L
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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.1 v/ P+ [8 q& U5 p: `5 W4 E  X
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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?6 {1 w! Q' T; ]/ N' B
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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!8 G' w2 b: u* @9 ^9 k( R
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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?"2 X. b5 G  J% c
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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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' ~! |# q* X, O; ^" W- \7 JM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.; K# t0 k! m# Q" @4 C

! |" o7 L, }9 z# C& g8 _) LL: 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., T$ C8 a" ?* R- l, A

* x; X8 [, S) N2 I9 j# S. h0 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。) o1 z+ V9 N9 r8 o; p
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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.3 c, K+ q5 n. T2 L) O7 N( c
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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?, ^" m1 h3 y: V
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.5 W* t. i+ d% F+ i( I) J- X

# a/ q" v* R7 eL: 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。; {! W1 {  }3 p; Y/ M

1 c- [* e! N: z# i) a7 Q) HM: Okay. Two beers please!% p, ?) H/ y% B& ], Z. {& G
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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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) h( Z$ l/ s) H# Y7 RM: 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?
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" k) w  t5 n2 \! V( s# wM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 s2 L$ |. _# M4 `- c
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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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  t4 p! V0 e* jM: 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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8 y2 @) H" U* f0 B/ X5 oL: 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。( d1 E- N. j# x, J; i
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." d2 [' h9 \# R# ?% A
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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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: A% {' Z0 z+ t7 t/ r% LM: 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?7 D/ @# ~6 A* `" {7 w5 |3 ~: q

" v, F. D8 V, K- pL: 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。- P3 l' u; k* H; ]9 E
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.0 o# n( S- b+ {1 K

* s# R9 r, [& L( S9 `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。; ^3 _  Q; W# S  R+ W, V4 r

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