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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?% ]8 Z; q) L; h0 C2 ^

3 Z- I7 [* k5 `: T5 k& lM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.3 \8 Y$ l, i5 J
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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.
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5 O# e# F* I8 b; r9 o1 k. a9 JL: 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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& A- |$ }- a* _/ FM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.: }  I* j2 n( d* B+ {
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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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4 @$ m* q1 Z% k. {- P; Z0 gL: 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。6 S: j4 U' ~" @
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.9 b2 d2 |, k" G8 j1 y, T

6 @& l& W! h$ W& h; E* V/ b9 rL: 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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- a0 R% T+ f1 Q! o, [M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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6 R! j( t0 s7 Z6 `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。, Y* M  o# C$ U+ K- S& J
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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.
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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?# t1 d, @4 d% s1 B( E+ Y

0 H3 e* O2 B  ~; X! f- I7 cM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow., _+ b3 E) t- g0 l8 U) o+ y, @6 i

9 f1 u7 t+ s9 W) k9 pL: 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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: H2 t# ~( R$ d  U) k: V/ ]M: Okay. Two beers please!
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( O3 T* i+ t, T4 B! jL: 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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, X! o$ H+ C( t% H2 rM: 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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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?9 O! `, B! j* ^2 t% \
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.2 q! J. ^3 d: a5 e5 _
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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?+ o4 x( Q% k! d

* H* [$ ~/ P2 R: dM: 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。8 j% R1 O2 |- X5 n* K$ T" A. \" h- @
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.9 R) ~+ b- e! L$ G4 H

) R3 T* p- w/ cL: 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?; D' j' y- E& P8 G) d" P* a

- v& F+ u/ l* s4 Y+ @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。7 Q! d* K( v7 }* q

4 Z& f) v" Q* c' kM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 L; s, n8 F$ k

6 d) i+ b9 A0 h8 b# S5 C! 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。& V/ W9 s! E4 W" J( R) E  F& g
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