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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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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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  `1 n" A- F' P" QM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.  ~. _9 G7 T8 x6 }! Z  }: O

7 B. K5 N- z0 B+ g. qL: 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?/ T9 F2 d5 ]: o8 Y4 `+ k

, o* \+ N" Z% X) B9 DM: 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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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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+ K) M2 y+ r; Z6 C2 rM: 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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" v% O# C5 }, j2 S- Q' R7 O5 AM: 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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/ D: O" ]% V* e9 _+ O5 |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。% i& a) @6 |& k6 J' g
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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6 G) \1 a: ~) [( d9 T' WL: 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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! Y3 R+ L0 M4 [3 VM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.$ e) q0 ?. V6 M: `( U6 z

+ v. x6 E# u3 h# f- M- YL: 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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3 Z$ F& {$ ^0 C  ~  |7 RM: 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., c$ _3 o: h' N3 N

# T1 T$ B8 c8 fL: 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?6 P  |6 F5 @  a/ F! S  O8 a
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.9 @, B/ @+ l$ _

0 V# B( }  f; a. g  [' ?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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: Q! J9 R8 M5 n7 AM: Okay. Two beers please!
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) ~2 `! V0 j* g2 K4 v6 cL: 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。+ f9 e% x; Z2 J

! x* N8 m2 p- u( e: X& j  eM: 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?1 v& l0 K4 A6 S% ^) e
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.( l4 u8 K7 b# L, b+ }. v/ B( E
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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?% L  c. ]2 R7 |1 [

2 c3 A  |( R2 f+ UM: 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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& i3 C/ @5 N* [) @& P  v# EL: 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.( n; D( T3 d$ J) Z1 |

& k7 r9 W. C. v- f$ o6 \1 S  q  rL: 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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& y! e% O: l5 E$ NM: 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。5 D) ^+ m6 O1 a! t. \
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/ k$ E/ Z+ I& b3 `/ \5 r6 d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。* o$ Z) l; c' E+ a) ~
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