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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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  R9 i* y/ e! T; ?/ qL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?5 w8 H/ V# K& P1 c% f  ~

) _8 _' }+ J0 C" B9 KM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.5 ?; y* t7 i7 _* Y- e

  G1 B; ]3 [& g  a: XL: 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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8 _) B# o; c# ~! e% BM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.9 c; X8 c: I4 I2 ~( ]* c: K. c

. B/ H% I9 Y6 v! I# Q0 t) D( yL: 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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8 R3 w  S# W% K' xM: 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?"
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6 v8 h) r" F" e+ s+ g& \6 d2 T6 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。
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0 e! x0 [6 z6 B9 tM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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。7 w: |& ^# G: P' B

1 s. T9 |( Z& B- A9 R1 t5 Z$ XM: 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?0 f! [+ B' @% A. J

. n5 e5 j& N( ~M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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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: L! Q5 F; o; g1 i2 I* YM: 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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1 d- |# M, p2 ]0 F1 iM: 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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$ e( ^/ U' \$ |& s% hL: 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?) [8 \! L4 C( `8 p; O. V
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.9 [# h$ U8 v0 F
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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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. [( K& `& V2 r8 S. B) 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.- `8 f1 o' Z8 T7 ?. R0 Q' ~+ d) a

3 i$ D  _. ]$ r; a8 v$ x* zL: 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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, ?5 [2 j$ U, ^! J* h7 o5 DM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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# r: ?5 `% s* Q$ v4 B! SM: 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?% R- r+ M8 p4 @" k3 [4 x" L

2 W. S7 U/ G$ ?. G) Y2 \5 QL: 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。$ l% [+ @% j- j/ v% t
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.; h0 r( ]3 u' ~) V! z: L2 p9 Z1 Y

/ {2 ~" x6 V* l$ v/ i* }# s& E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。8 J6 k+ f0 f" P3 [& T1 h" H

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