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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.( i' U& C: G. A$ I
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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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2 R& O, r& _8 ]4 b9 b, `1 u6 QM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.8 D% Q* y! a# ?

' A7 l* O; ?- G, `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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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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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"5 M# N( G% P, H
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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。( V8 C' P3 m$ A# |) M- {5 y
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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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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.* ^( l3 y& p" }0 L8 z* d4 G# p- l

7 @  l9 A% a5 E6 d7 ?! Y  X/ Q! uL: 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。/ o$ J8 b, i& \, h: {3 `0 r0 {% S0 @1 {
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M: 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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# S0 N/ d! x! n- U2 RL: 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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8 o5 E8 Z4 \6 D* r- R# j" c# L9 eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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0 @7 y; i: M0 `+ k: [* D9 }$ ZL: 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 z7 g9 i* _' F. p* J! U! e

6 t5 ^- h- X2 R7 SM: Okay. Two beers please!4 f  e8 s  b* L% o3 ^; V

( x  T7 U' q7 h2 W1 y# ^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。; M4 q& H9 I3 g4 h

; N$ f% E# Q* v" g  @7 p5 {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.4 Y3 `  K6 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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2 d3 f! w5 i( u; sM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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0 F" c, z+ \( e/ W5 M1 uL: 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?) A$ V: y  a7 ]6 P. R& @

- @! H, [* q! K$ ^6 DM: 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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. D) R1 M, q' U8 D4 NL: 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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& U% q! |. ]. }4 u& Y( pM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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% d0 Z( Z5 i5 s4 O* ?  uL: 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.) V8 p# D) @) A. v$ A

2 Y! X9 x  q% cM: 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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) o* l3 I; u+ o/ G! KM: 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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