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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。& Y4 s( x7 Z2 z' `2 p0 n- j9 |
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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?8 U3 c5 m% D, U: @% I( x3 w

9 p/ G  k/ m9 C8 X' HM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.4 _) S' N% @7 o/ }9 `

; D  o" ?- S7 Z7 b1 o( H# w  @# }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?; L9 _" l/ K. E0 v! S$ e4 p
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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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" f) l  j" Z- L2 s2 xL: 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!' t8 \+ h. D. G6 O. L6 b7 h* F: b" ~
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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?"1 s2 x  E% X4 \; T! c. O
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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。
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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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& o: v2 Y! K# j7 V+ BL: 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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' `: @# b1 U, \5 n; V* i" RL: 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。9 i; Y) O, ^) ?! k
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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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) r/ Q( i% k9 C# K3 y/ I6 T7 nL: 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?0 _3 `& N0 M5 a* y
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.9 W- w4 u) N! X
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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。( f  {2 _, g5 H" w+ U5 O. v
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M: Okay. Two beers please!! ?1 ~' l' o- d+ N

5 N) N) \2 I5 w! R: R! FL: 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。4 n0 [! @: b6 _0 X

4 N5 l& S5 l1 P2 TM: 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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* j4 u3 u5 A* `) p2 L2 T4 BL: 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.4 e/ k0 \" Y. J% Z$ s

2 O* y" g+ h7 C: }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./ p2 M& l9 O' C1 z" M8 |$ l
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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.
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; M. N. ?$ Y8 B; |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.+ U2 X/ W+ U. j  ?1 e' M8 c- A

7 |7 }- M2 @# s, T8 FM: 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。
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. w2 M1 a9 J( xM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.( h9 Z: d. k+ X3 k$ Y& p) \5 A/ L

/ i( h+ ~. S, t% D, s+ ?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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