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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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+ I2 ?* Z+ W9 M- R5 b1 K5 Y7 OL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?; _9 o6 K. E; y; E! k  h% [

- @6 O4 {  F+ R/ LM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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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7 V% v2 o3 t' z5 A7 r% `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?3 {" Q7 d5 }4 g

$ g2 z" w) [+ X* {' Q9 l0 ]( N7 _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!
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9 U& m! D$ D  n4 t8 ]M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?": A8 `5 n( g3 b- ^  k
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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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" {5 T" W. K6 G, m* h8 G! p& rM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.% \9 T  N, A* m3 N
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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.* _! g2 O4 z+ U
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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。
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, x  G) a  j6 |9 |+ wM: 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.5 D6 Q- J2 q% @1 g
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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?8 k' B4 A( c+ @7 Y; h

) t& a2 U' Z8 r- eM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 I6 Z1 ^( e# g1 J  [

/ f2 J' ?" e: o+ u; R) |2 ?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。; I& X8 X$ X# K; n3 B: c9 N3 t2 [
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M: Okay. Two beers please!  n/ P4 f( O  B; z. ^

0 @+ O3 Z. S, }! W4 H8 v$ R; BL: 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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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  W! s8 a4 P6 Z) D6 T7 h) v& pL: 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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3 Z* O( j% {) Y8 s4 cM: 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?6 Y( n% W) G$ Q3 q" S# e
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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.* G  W% Y9 I7 M7 \1 {+ ?9 Q- @

1 m; h: @: a  a" R& E0 [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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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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M: 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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5 Y" x0 _: G. J6 ^4 p# p; |# ?, uL: 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。. u7 e( b: v' i1 \7 j/ D

! ?1 l% ?5 s; v: Y- |' M: yM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 J; `$ L. e* n; q

0 o! g6 M+ B) G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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