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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?* n/ ~( F$ i) V# k+ [, J2 T1 y* k
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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9 k! f, S: X5 r; ^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?* h% D# n  o: q& W8 T' M

& J3 k5 }0 m8 }& @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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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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: \" L& v( L5 T8 J: {M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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- G( L) V! Z' z1 G8 x% i# @3 L- ?. wL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!3 w* d7 a" M/ E) Y  H4 O7 i; z$ E

/ D, [1 z2 [# ^3 l. [M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"" I# z0 R9 e+ l8 v
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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。! E; `  a7 D0 a. U( E4 O' @

4 \2 O8 `6 x/ ~1 j# s4 XM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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  h+ [9 C" X7 R; ML: 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?* h6 P1 [: `) c& d

% O" V+ y# p* UM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.1 ~- V5 L" ?7 d4 h! U/ G. K

% q0 W- J2 {" z( J/ O8 B1 @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。2 R& O, q( g! u, Q' Y! O) F7 Z

1 T0 Y# W) A- Z) O4 y' VM: 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?, @/ m1 c& \9 p+ X9 ?; r

( g& F4 O1 o$ q5 b) ZM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ r# E+ ^5 f8 I$ u5 h
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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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2 @" V6 m1 _6 k: L- _# OM: Okay. Two beers please!
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  N8 p  n# K' U+ u! e# y4 sL: 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。3 X: T" `; N" F2 r5 K4 u% [
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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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& D- K7 A8 r: Q% I8 y  Y" ^M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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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* o8 G3 U; ^& g7 U0 N& ?1 |! IM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.) I" j& g" x. O  @

9 ]7 {( G" r% B7 a. Y, uL: 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.! K! I( |5 i- [+ \5 _

) F# _- U# \" q3 K) e) oL: 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.* P. R# v/ d: n9 m% V

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5 x# e7 o; u3 e& P' x+ cL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.( v. I: v$ t* P2 b- b, }# u. f; p  q

4 t: G3 |; Z2 c7 P/ }9 X) z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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