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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。7 N# S: g9 N/ x

( V1 Y8 `7 O. W+ ?! \0 [" ^8 NL: 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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2 D1 l" \0 Y. D& |: A4 h5 JM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.8 Y: @, Y2 k$ k% Y- J8 X
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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.5 }; C  l  f+ U7 Z; F: K/ I# K

/ z1 l+ q: f- _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?- y4 A' p0 Z1 s  L0 s  c. {

0 P! @9 j3 I$ a( {M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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% z% _" [. Q( g2 n% I4 cL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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! m  R% h9 ?8 b5 F& ]& ?7 tM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"& h% v- k7 R' X* O* X7 V: y

. P& v  _( C8 a+ J3 U" 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。
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% }2 k0 R. P: n+ G5 ~

; v$ @, B) a) n+ j, ZL: 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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" P6 u1 I  k/ B- _: E$ w! xM: 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。8 g$ Y" h0 ]; n( ]) H4 R- f% ^; d# p
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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?
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) i& H2 ?  q- a- {; ^M: 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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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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0 N- A$ G: A: @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。
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: c  n7 J  U( u( r& e" ]( }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?9 }4 L. q- G& @% Z& w8 U$ I( u

* u3 ]2 B: r$ J; D8 R, QM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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3 j- _0 a! ?2 ]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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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.+ P8 n- l6 F  v: x/ ^3 R! c
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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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) J: [2 q9 S5 |! u2 u" P! J& tM: 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?) b* s6 z- ?' t

+ G0 c) `3 c/ m( yL: 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。4 x* X/ w  }! X2 A# r  [

1 p7 l8 z( q. G9 A* W% |1 C# TM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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: R$ F# M0 |( 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。; D9 s1 w7 n) [8 K

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