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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。
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1 G6 u. M5 f$ H& FL: 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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/ q. W+ N4 D% lM: 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.
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% p4 H& ^% k# q$ K; p1 U; ZL: 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?/ q/ n* g& q! m" r4 G/ {3 h

8 P4 a# P( `. C. HM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.; @' M/ x4 t% N6 N
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ Q! h, K- X8 l  A# G% r3 E8 `# X# ~
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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?"; @6 s, K! x+ i  Z

* j- ~7 i+ I0 |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。' c) \3 T" `9 J
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.# F- B  b! ^) i: Z. G2 x! V
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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?0 h! F* m' N; H. h7 t9 a

: F; Z) J- U' P$ a  C1 aM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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3 U1 e  y  h$ M& f0 p6 X; dL: 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。( g/ P4 Q# l5 Q, @' k( L
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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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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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! [: X8 {3 O# |9 S3 v3 fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 ]( [# f0 y) r& g& F4 ?
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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。' ^" k: @/ Q0 @

* C  n* d. A% R6 J6 IM: 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。2 {' v! Z. R2 V7 ]& e
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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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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?" a. u& a, {( B6 @8 r0 l

3 }" I& K. n' {" n0 j$ \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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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.
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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.& a( I9 f! M+ |

9 i3 G0 p; `( T, w' e: OL: 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.2 L8 Y7 D# H8 e) h+ A- j5 I
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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?
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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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.0 y% z) w3 X% h* b9 R

, f# U9 ]1 I2 a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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