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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。, A2 K5 [) {$ D% J; h' ]. m
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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?) V2 g/ T, t+ e! Z" l" @+ F8 A4 S

, e5 k, i8 Q3 ]$ {% G+ PM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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: M* L2 m% m" y* ~9 W7 R' C7 z, VL: 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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$ E. X' G2 S5 d1 [) M; qM: 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?6 K2 ~6 I( {6 b4 K
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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!
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! E- d3 [4 k/ l( c  OM: 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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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。( K2 H3 g5 ~$ x; A
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 ^  J. u. C( W/ g0 B4 H

+ b/ j/ t& j: d. _& p* 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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.1 _  b& |$ P3 w3 u- h( ^/ b* A2 b

# f& g9 x6 t$ p+ ]; }4 \1 L5 ~, z; u0 ~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。% G3 S  _, J* n& J6 ]7 S

3 v* H# z  g5 u) C( eM: 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." y7 \8 I& u# l1 U

" H2 E# A. S( 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?; q: S3 a! f3 M- m( T$ p1 B8 C

* }$ K1 o% T1 X, AM: 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。  x5 d5 A6 G* L; [

: H+ \- G8 @& c% A( MM: Okay. Two beers please!
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/ }7 I" @& F0 b! ^8 jL: 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。7 w# Q) L& Q. L& Z% h% H
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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.  V: K, _; h, L3 p: p' s
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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.$ W" z8 V" y" @/ \/ N" K
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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?. H) N& g4 {; b, j5 h$ e1 c) \

2 _3 L3 P  P. rM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.& L  k( I8 Q% a0 V% b$ T

" Y2 A: d' e1 @7 D9 g8 [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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7 T! Q' d9 k/ x! q2 N6 aM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.( v& c  R( i$ k8 a* @' S

7 ]1 u( f) W/ n9 C" o0 p# AL: 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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: w* M% I$ `$ P, I+ l8 EM: 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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6 a, q- e8 g7 |% f% P3 a5 gL: 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.4 X: C6 \/ ?' @% E% @& d

& n- D) R  h8 w  h+ u$ n6 q  w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。; |. H$ W4 I3 W8 Z6 ^
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