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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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8 z2 F! T  G1 @  s6 Q: LL: 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.
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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?. O; ~3 r3 z4 K: A4 G6 K
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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.! v' C' L) ~5 m3 n" N
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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?, e) l* l+ ]( Z, }% S3 J
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.& G; r8 _2 a: W

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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?"+ `# N' G/ g- P4 B1 d8 `, S: s
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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.2 @0 S/ P) U6 H2 u  {! g

% f( r2 {5 }) Q! e6 |1 p4 H; ]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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0 e, D& _* E8 U2 Z) W. cM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.% S3 i* y& o+ u( _) @

* d: v  x+ _( h/ p0 @' GL: 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。2 K- t0 n9 H: j% Q5 y7 [+ J0 @
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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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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?- h& A! C$ f7 ~5 @1 Q9 E- T

& j* ~; R. Q9 q  QM: 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。
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% T1 d& N' S: Z( PM: Okay. Two beers please!' {4 ]) t7 S- o/ Y8 z& o# L

) A$ J5 r- K  NL: 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。* ^6 C7 z/ i5 F# J( E. I! n% y
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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?
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6 g: l& J) H+ }( O& D+ vM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.* N2 G) V; h6 S/ ?

: I4 E7 x; G- F7 `- ]' L! ]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?
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! a$ W3 G8 T8 e: P; 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.
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; g9 O) C% Y2 U; k! qM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.! y$ L4 n3 h# s4 {% J
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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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% I8 A; B. H7 W" ~8 Y$ EM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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/ P4 G% z  @8 O" j: B2 ~$ r. ~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。( m1 y% k5 ]6 ^
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