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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。+ K, m, s4 p' d
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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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M: 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?0 b. \8 e$ O* |

/ e8 D/ }& c. ?: m" WM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.) }' Z. t9 a) j, w& J/ L, Z

: T/ ^/ {8 i/ G: }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 p5 q( O% l3 X9 e

$ H8 }( I3 Z9 c2 [" R! x" wM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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9 T9 ~1 E- L5 Q' I7 h: z; N5 {3 yL: 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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  n. S" t5 P& _. u# H7 {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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2 U3 T/ z2 M7 s+ J1 ~( c( C& 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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! u6 J' j6 T' X* S1 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。
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1 c- J3 Q: x' b4 ?6 A. T9 T! vM: 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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5 G4 d( v. F6 ~# oL: 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 l- ~- p  v; Q/ _( S1 w3 _! z
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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5 K3 t6 b" w0 T2 zL: 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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M: 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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2 e" ~% ]% z# nM: 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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2 j  a) g" l* D" V/ i! {) oL: 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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- h7 ]" s8 {+ F, M% i* mM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone., V6 Q2 `+ V8 u) {0 E: e1 o, K# Q" q

2 V" v- J6 G; l2 X1 `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?% i4 P/ L9 u" U( x
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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.9 T( w% I) n/ U* H' |
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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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% g! e' r# s8 TL: 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.- u' I6 v9 g7 D  K8 K: V
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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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# R$ U1 P- [) h* S- O2 M$ iL: 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。# ]. E  j; J& \) n) g
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 e, F% C2 R; D- \) `+ }/ |$ G

+ @9 Q3 A8 W. \2 G) P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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