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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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6 \' m' x3 \1 u% S, ]2 m5 _L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?- U2 m( ^3 }  _+ V( Q/ q+ n
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.# [7 h8 M! m3 E

9 A3 F: e1 b+ f9 o, UL: 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.% x. ?" ^# J; b# T6 s0 H  U

3 V' N9 {8 U( C; P; t8 u2 M' _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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$ D% [/ |1 p" Q: p$ \1 ~+ t2 i) s/ B7 sM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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3 j: g- K6 E5 m' a2 R$ OL: 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?"0 t9 N0 K8 |5 W; A, H4 e' [, h

$ k2 A$ M8 Z0 y9 S2 mL: 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.
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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.
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) X6 A( L6 ?5 @$ O) `2 c3 ZL: 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。  _+ i5 ?! v. O$ j/ C
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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.) F0 F2 N1 `6 U9 a3 ]1 o* q
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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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 E5 ^5 q% z3 R0 ~5 G1 g" @  ~

$ g% A2 B- W# N1 L# NL: 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。' e5 R3 f7 y# {

& `% s) t% z& ^3 gM: Okay. Two beers please!
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( \7 K  e9 \8 o; P/ u% K3 dL: 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。, M# r+ [! G7 U* |  N

  J! e+ L! ]0 E% RM: 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?* I* k& m) [% ?/ A/ m9 f' Y% c& q9 f

3 H( ^! q4 H7 WM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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' \8 _3 _' E+ a6 r8 N: `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?8 M( u9 J$ I9 l5 B  \
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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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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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.+ h6 F3 }/ j9 o$ Y5 n' w
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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 Y9 W$ ~- M1 m  C& Z6 U- U

( k8 S# {! M- f/ xM: 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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/ |# d: `7 e* h. g6 k9 tL: 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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* f3 l- a8 k/ T# G& X3 P2 r; QM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.+ y4 g& z  {0 S  k. C8 ~8 D

& q! w% ]4 _* q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。, ], [4 F) V4 f
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