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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。+ f5 ^4 i3 \1 |7 ~: Z! u+ H
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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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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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% H! ~. j5 \" [9 H  _/ ZL: 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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.9 t$ J# K8 ^9 n8 V
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!- p3 ~! I8 }$ y

9 d$ j$ Z8 k( F0 f, c( L, hM: 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 M8 Q+ D; m! Q$ p+ W+ W. kL: 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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. `7 c7 q. f7 d/ oM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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# I) u, V$ r) X* ?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。3 t  E3 Z6 Y6 T/ b0 n

0 H6 @5 j5 d6 c) `# H: vM: 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." h+ a6 J& d- `: J5 @

# w, P1 I  Y6 dL: 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.* q' Z$ x5 ^$ t

) I9 o3 i) [8 y& `; e& V# cL: 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。/ l1 v  Y4 S6 o- o
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M: Okay. Two beers please!  E, c! u* Q5 e6 J; P) i6 Q" D

/ |+ N5 T- e6 T, F2 E( 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。7 T  x# @/ j% x9 P& M2 U
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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., U3 }( ?  p( w) F- n5 u1 j9 y: T3 {: m/ F

6 ]! A/ @) J* C2 U# fL: 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?' O; U0 M* h$ \

' S3 z  U& i$ ]' I9 D' c; BM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.2 Y+ ]" y1 Y5 Q6 f
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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?! k' F, t- j. g8 K  L$ E7 A
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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.1 b! f" Y- {) f0 H

2 X, G* O: C7 B/ qL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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& V9 a3 k  J3 J8 F3 K1 O/ mM: 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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: U- H1 r+ n$ C: p$ D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。  d0 H% \; ^/ Z% S3 d0 f8 c" T

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