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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." i* g6 e$ s3 b# y

7 t( K- b- a* Q: DL: 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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9 l5 h4 \1 G. ^; OL: 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?" c5 O" l1 K; \. _' X  r8 T
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.1 f' X4 V" T& v1 }9 M& y

& n; z1 T' P5 C4 xL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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$ q6 }1 M' I, [6 hM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"0 [& S, q( {8 u

; u) y, E5 y- i5 a2 Z& R9 v# wL: 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。: H$ O' J- H; f0 K5 `
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., p1 _0 O/ s, |
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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?; p6 t) q4 H: ^* y+ \( z

' H$ X1 U# y, }5 KM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.) E" O2 }8 L4 X3 E, \. I  ]

0 F7 l7 F% q$ z' _% j+ D3 O3 A" tL: 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。. {+ ]" V2 I# I, C' R

$ R  }' Y2 ^9 o. PM: 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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: r" C3 l: U9 y' \1 yL: 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?% S% ^! [3 ?9 A# S* E  P9 O  e
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.# S" Z5 i7 c' T

" [. g4 M' e0 z! oL: 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!
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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。
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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.( a2 h/ J9 c  A( G2 E1 H* F6 ?
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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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.; J: A! n$ L# S' O8 ~! J% f' x* c
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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?( k6 U: h  W( o8 A4 o2 l
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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.8 f& R! O6 r' w, K/ E' s
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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。5 X- {3 M1 z; [1 ~# x& L
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.9 l% G9 Y4 Y* c4 T0 {: p
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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  E" x- L4 a6 v4 H
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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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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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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。0 G* \. w' q: T
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