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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.
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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.
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4 e9 Z3 T  O4 N/ RL: 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?- [1 i% |. Y# H" F' I; A2 A
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 m+ [  p( t8 `" i4 F* gL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!4 f; ~% D) h: [6 p8 A0 K" A
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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?"' R3 Y3 g) R- j

. @  z  z3 t: CL: 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。1 o" W% I& ^) a# q. x* @5 R; i
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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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7 ^, F. B# M' d+ z1 g/ |- f1 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?" t5 ^: l" O# g8 ~6 A; J+ Z

( A# ]: I* e! L" I' GM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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% C6 e# \+ }; h  y9 o  @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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; C* U8 u$ F" {  E) D3 D" ?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?1 e: O5 k! M3 p

7 i* R! `( A4 [: h3 w; sM: 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。0 U5 o" e0 B, P! P2 E; R$ o3 x, G

  @: d7 ~9 b$ T  ?$ U0 L/ j  JM: Okay. Two beers please!$ r8 m2 ~" }5 b7 w0 \( I

9 i* i$ |5 E" W( ~0 |1 H0 Z7 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。
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5 C9 \' S2 A9 J) k8 w5 O/ u! N' 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., C3 K8 B+ q+ t, L

* D1 m/ ?" P' L4 W% M6 E3 S" zL: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone./ I# `. b$ j5 `! G" r+ s: x* l0 t

6 v: N4 U1 n) VL: 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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& ~3 Y$ q) m8 y6 h% N, Q$ B. qM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.; c3 J$ l) d% `1 r" M$ {* q
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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。
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6 s" M4 `. S0 |3 ~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.9 g$ h) I& w$ t! i8 O8 l( G

. a0 w6 k( N8 E+ I, {: 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。- k& f9 |* h. }) i/ o; q: v/ C
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.) Y/ Q9 r7 ~5 }

+ b" M% X$ ]0 @* A% r' W. G) K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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