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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。; H3 ^- A: G+ E4 f9 j
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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.% H: G2 ~. @' r6 ^' K* T
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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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- t1 @4 p8 l$ R9 XM: 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?2 T) A0 p# J+ }; z  T- W8 L& `6 `

9 z% w* U# z) ?, `- HM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 _: o" [) y1 j7 o* Q7 s' o6 O. P
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!8 ?. N2 k& V' I% }' a& H" b# _. h& |

2 R* n4 O& @5 L7 ~: y( m' ]$ zM: 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。
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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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: N) U# N' Y' {6 ZL: 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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0 D/ {3 d; ]( yM: 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。
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' V- n4 R: e- t' BM: 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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1 Y1 s: m4 a5 b. S5 y1 A/ JL: 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?, _& X" ]5 @6 D+ P0 }
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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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/ l8 X7 C- L: `+ l1 d' SL: 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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! P: O( V" ]  k" T" Y( _2 b, LL: 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 Q1 }9 A8 E0 c+ \. c  jM: 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.) x4 [2 \: O' L$ R

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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?. V2 ^7 U0 L/ K5 E

; P5 u, |7 g8 F( l+ |9 HM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.4 _* p/ H& ~, |

8 s2 r* |; I1 t( j+ ^( |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。- m: L: h9 V! v' D

+ S5 V8 a; w: w5 @9 [M: 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.) f0 \1 [6 B2 P, O1 Q% l

$ {) [9 P3 j- m) b2 v) N7 l8 m$ t# ^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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! [. S4 L0 d- N) M6 j* j+ \6 [1 o  IM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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# P8 D3 S$ d( [% B5 l6 I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。0 n" t, d6 ~* R; P" w, _% Y% a- g
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