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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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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.( l! t9 u) ^0 ]; ~
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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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.; h0 j- f$ P- j- [: b% m% Q" }

8 w% W2 d7 S7 nL: 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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5 P) n3 Q$ R2 j* o) T' v+ G7 P& [  {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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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"3 {1 j  f8 s$ Z; s& {. ?4 ~# ~

+ t; N% \9 z! `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。7 Q0 r& P7 z7 x5 `1 o8 h3 g, G4 j

7 V' f$ E3 E% o: |1 x* c7 H  j$ y8 c* ]M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.: m# k7 D+ g& P3 b" {$ ^, F
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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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8 D9 z4 Q4 c7 uM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.( V& [% E0 u! u" e3 ]

( s+ v' @  S6 J7 V2 g1 ]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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# Z( ]5 W! K& f3 U0 z6 A. uM: 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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4 \' [# `) @% x; Q: z& R4 ?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?9 Y. \1 W/ N) l8 k0 z

3 u! @$ z' ^9 ^' i8 l. x9 p8 FM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.0 H1 t+ g% `  z3 u# z% E+ G
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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。! C1 [3 |7 C5 z0 d  D

! `0 S9 P7 Y" s% M. qM: Okay. Two beers please!
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+ @$ Y5 f8 F  a9 M; L2 mL: 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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; }* p# t" {1 q- ^: Q4 h0 {4 qL: 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.! Q( Z/ m: @1 q& S' W3 I( a- G

/ }* S, O* K6 S- g. GL: 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。
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  I4 l. s6 s! j8 N& IM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.# @- }" Z  P* g' t( B
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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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2 ?, g3 b% K  d5 t6 M9 s- Q* 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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/ ~$ R: Q" f1 w; a. z7 Q8 YM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.( F+ ~# W) g5 J& H4 ?7 k* w& z

! Y6 W+ J/ j6 R: }3 [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。4 D- U8 d4 l1 m, i3 P

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