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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?) s6 X  l' S" @: K5 L: A1 H5 C
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& p3 `; W# @% P& ?% A. Q

; I& \' f7 W6 U( o( E' l8 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?5 o" r  [* ?; ^( b4 G' x
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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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L: 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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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!  A6 O) Z5 P8 \$ z
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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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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。
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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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! I" y6 S, G$ @$ ?1 ?M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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" Y0 b; d% P! t9 W* n3 BL: 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。2 X5 T  Y" a* [+ [! W
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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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* U5 }* u* W' w( r1 N% k- 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.
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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。6 s7 Z  s* A. j8 k( h

' B, |( _- n, l2 p! iM: Okay. Two beers please!
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5 V# u% p2 n, _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。; Q( h3 M& m* |7 X) N
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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." p& P& o2 V) a+ R8 R1 u; 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?
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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' m4 z# x/ \% d5 `1 L9 NL: 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。) h5 k' K4 ]$ x7 l4 j$ \& _1 q: j
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off./ c- @( c# Y" a$ @1 I

6 y: V+ G. V. d$ o+ ^* ?( ]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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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?% P9 y. O7 o! u1 q5 ~$ _

5 u( b6 Q1 U& IL: 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。+ P1 d; R3 b, G2 R

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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。
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