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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。1 f+ @% }) u7 |5 |  d( r/ E. F
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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?
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. h) _" |- @$ j/ n8 Y  cM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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9 S6 p' B) x. I+ C7 |" |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?/ u4 n' r+ W3 `

+ k9 G, G4 ?- R5 tM: 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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0 ]: b; P0 |/ ^2 O0 TL: 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.& Y$ x3 I) c4 n1 n
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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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?"
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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。4 \3 `8 Q1 f& c8 V1 u

+ k3 e  e4 B4 [8 F; qM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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( i1 j- Z1 _6 d- ^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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- b3 L. d; i  @0 vM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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& p/ G. z' M1 ?/ @! \# 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.# v  [3 X' [1 L9 b" X: [" r1 q

* Y' M( l) Y, d2 f2 H% C/ N- ], G! FL: 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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7 v# Z( ^3 @) [M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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: Z: u2 _1 q6 I. I; E. y0 iL: 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。( q2 ], g: ^  c' g: f7 d; M
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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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。) m. i4 W0 G& I* S. X
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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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  O6 b1 Y8 ?6 A8 x+ ~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?& M* z1 H) l5 r" y
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." N9 n3 Q% o8 a" Q- s9 h
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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?; g; Q: \$ t; c2 S; n' k2 I. M

& S8 |  @+ p+ L- P" s8 h7 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.* V9 S4 }4 ~3 y
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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。2 o# U# c) p. r( A

* d7 q# h: |$ z9 @9 H5 CM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.- R( W( Y7 A" D% A! O
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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.2 Q" k6 p7 i1 {1 x) H8 b8 d$ K
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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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) m; i4 f. @6 C8 u& N5 \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。9 V& ], K5 j* ?
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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# a0 L  y1 P3 T& x7 K/ e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。$ m9 k- v' a0 A3 j
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