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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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& S6 P+ p+ p$ @6 ^7 z* ~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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6 n* _( y6 U, x1 m/ c# }. Q. x5 g1 PM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.8 _$ f7 U2 ?5 u/ R& B3 V: a' A& W! Y

& ?1 w" K: }7 i5 f. a! w6 \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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: R3 L$ _# V( x4 _- Y0 v8 s7 PM: 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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* }+ N. i$ X& o6 AM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." m+ x; s( f* X7 [
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!( h' E2 ?1 [' K) H
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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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$ K5 c  e- v. s7 l  ]2 h( vL: 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。6 z! V4 U! G6 L( ~) z

% C, i) u* L% g3 u/ H6 R- G9 k# GM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.' Z5 ~* B( A: H6 X

7 X$ p) d5 d2 j) V4 S4 G, @7 d- A. V" yL: 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?& l: N- R2 ?: K/ _

9 g# k: @; ~3 FM: 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。' m/ ?4 G2 s% G, G, y

: d$ a0 A  G/ \1 U0 y- fM: 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?* V( R) K: m0 E9 Z

/ {; [( [9 B4 ?8 M% N' Y- j( l1 W* wM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.. j2 k  S2 ]0 V" I
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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。
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- t9 r) I* j7 ^M: Okay. Two beers please!
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. ?" g. }1 c' N5 I' SL: 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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1 e: T# Q% b8 d/ l5 a5 u6 R) z" G1 AM: 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.4 A. r! y* I1 p5 E! R
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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?4 B( _  v* C8 \$ Y8 w

2 Y) m; o  P$ u- f' q: FM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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& V; P. k3 N3 Q9 p7 V) C& _1 NL: 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% ]8 `) I& m( H
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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.; ]" R) U8 A# v  l2 o2 y
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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。/ S" ?1 J* p3 F- ^/ I3 {

0 u9 E  K1 A' h( fM: 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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' E4 H1 k# ^4 ~1 rM: 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.4 s! x8 r+ \9 l( e
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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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