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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?9 W% O% D+ N9 }& V' S1 H! S7 b* B
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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?9 }8 Z; S3 j" q3 @, Z  z  w( w

/ |, Y5 G' F) i: RM: 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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2 u: l% `! t0 r% hL: 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?4 t( O" q  i8 m, o8 ?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.$ G3 a$ _( H; T6 R5 w" K

( A: I. I# C# ^1 RL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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% R7 N% h) B5 x7 X" R, ?/ @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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) b0 k+ i  T; u9 {8 X7 DL: 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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& b7 X6 I' ]/ Q1 n/ b, C( c- W& SL: 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?; t& }0 E1 G" }$ l
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.5 P$ [- N7 D2 n( I+ ]
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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。. @! ~; ?% h- U" H* }. _

, v& t& h) R/ I" cM: 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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  `/ O: L* N3 \* H: h! n8 sL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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& A7 C. M2 B8 k3 [. g. _! YL: 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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4 i, D; ^3 }, }8 fM: 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。6 t: h1 s: y+ T- l! o
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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.8 x9 G) U4 C0 t' N/ G! C( ?# Y
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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?: i9 _* q9 i7 L
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." B8 u9 ^) J; N5 g
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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。% a0 W* F# n9 g- `
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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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6 m' X( ~, {" D, eL: 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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# @' z" c6 Q9 ^- X4 O# A3 ZL: 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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% s. I% k$ v' ~8 J; n$ 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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