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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。4 U1 M3 ]9 A+ O" N( Q
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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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M: 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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- D2 W! Z( E3 Y; A8 G2 zM: 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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7 t# U# e9 A/ F8 m: s* VM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.* R* T" @6 v8 I. i

( `" o9 _9 ?. n' P/ @L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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1 s3 O8 B/ P( e3 H% }1 p3 XM: 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。( |9 L* s4 l7 d4 l7 N
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* D3 K4 K# C6 F7 B  Y% N7 P

4 x  K( C9 w& VL: 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?4 G9 M& n7 D# I6 g. n/ E2 y

3 ^5 @6 `# L$ ?& lM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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) r% g# K2 o& s1 ?1 b6 c4 J$ ]& ~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。6 H& \* ]. w9 G3 d. k0 D/ X

/ r' S& [7 ]0 I% m; NM: 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.1 }3 ], t1 c( b1 l/ H# S1 y  ^7 j7 H

- U9 \6 X4 {8 l' UL: 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?& o# |* ]7 s7 G" h$ n; M9 y

9 X$ B) r. a  G: q0 {4 ?  }2 y% XM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.  i" G$ J5 h* F

3 v5 K8 \4 G* \. ~* `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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M: Okay. Two beers please!9 D$ c' ]- y1 l2 K

* G( p6 f: Q( ^6 Z1 y( B. TL: 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 a3 K" J9 T3 c' V: \5 ]5 F$ W5 O

/ \7 v/ s7 J5 d, j  j! |+ |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.. K; e% I+ K) Q2 r( P
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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?/ u. ^1 f8 w2 A2 O) l& u9 R' E9 M

) C2 j9 H. |9 v: B) i# M7 OM: 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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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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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。; e9 E& q# V' Q2 N8 W
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.  f6 s+ K1 Q9 Y, B$ W
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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.) `( O$ O1 e8 X$ |+ ]
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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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4 d% n" K; P2 Y1 F; m! ]$ 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.
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& }) W' g9 h$ L- ~. J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。# b9 m: i, ^. v6 F6 o4 W/ o
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