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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; n4 L+ O' o- ]! N! ]; kL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

- [2 \; ~9 `+ z2 d1 R3 z# vM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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; ^! g; y, L; z7 V) G+ @/ u! J( }6 NL: 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？

% _' M' q. |0 t5 }M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

7 j. L/ Y, W5 X) `- Y+ _' f, G: D* jL: 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？

M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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+ y( F; ^  k2 S1 J. T* u5 d, [L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
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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。

1 B* v/ b& b' d0 J/ LM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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/ d- ], g# ~- a1 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。
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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.

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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2 }( Z0 R3 O- t+ y2 RM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

2 C( V' ^4 x, X+ w; tL: 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。

- f) h2 S$ D) I$ N( c/ N+ N( DM: Okay. Two beers please!

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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.

6 F9 g& e: z2 o6 wL: 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？

# o- M+ w6 `0 o! x. u4 w# iM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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! u. l6 z& |: y2 t! YL: 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？

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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$ H+ _& y2 M; h! C4 dL: 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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* {! |9 y- W; `) a0 O/ T% EM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

( G" X% I' y( Z; w9 E9 t% T. J- RL: 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.

$ D: H! x; G# `) 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?

1 O" I1 {! \4 k9 ~' ^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。

. ^4 d* g0 o2 X" ~; d/ Q: q4 N" [M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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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