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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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.; ?  F" ]  ^9 u, `+ x; B& F! L8 n
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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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.; T* V* N  Y9 a1 k
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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?3 X" b# W3 \% X; Q! E; \
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.( Z& U  K; i4 k! L, U/ B; {

9 V7 O/ R+ ]" R" f4 oL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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. M0 y# k- ^, O" J3 dM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"/ {8 ]2 V/ x! Y: B) W; y+ z
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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。% n  A7 q+ ?: ?0 Q

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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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) E- S+ v2 a4 B! e7 F3 Q2 e! xM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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+ N3 Z; K9 r- h+ 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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& h) e  U6 s9 N4 AM: 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?
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! ~, c2 w& J/ b" u( f! fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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) L  t  Z# X! ~- CL: 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。1 y. R  d$ F) c9 k2 k- D  H, w

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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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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.
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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?  Z/ S# ^( T/ V# }% u! p
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 M  ?( x* I. W& F$ z

+ K; h$ O. J) c8 y2 o' qL: 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! V( x+ i0 [4 T6 v
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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.
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3 p* D% n/ T' }9 ?' uL: 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。2 q) n' L# a8 D3 }, s
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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.
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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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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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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