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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。7 w8 E  D$ Z4 V$ b# i% L6 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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9 G7 F0 P0 e0 Z' s/ P9 VM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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% Y8 Z( |3 J* w% O; D8 n2 r+ A! xL: 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.1 T: n. R8 B$ @5 `/ y# R
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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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' ~: |* R! Q9 x) kM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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7 ]9 y) I/ E+ H: X& P8 OL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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. O4 u/ J8 @( w+ jM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"8 w$ \* @" T. g) U- a

7 E1 ]7 z/ z7 R' z: 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。
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$ V' P, D" P& o; T4 H/ H. O3 LM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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9 d' K; m3 F  b8 e. XL: 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?" _# ~- H/ }. S
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.: e% n: B! z. ?7 L' H4 X

  ~& E6 ~  g- P6 e' S% mL: 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。
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& B' s8 l8 f: `3 l+ |, u$ ?. HM: 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." Y. L% P5 j0 ?4 o0 Z. f
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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?0 C6 o' ^3 T! K7 p

0 y- ~, y6 b; v; bM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 v9 Y& ^8 n+ }' v
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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。
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! d/ @* @2 g+ i  B! kM: Okay. Two beers please!* m* L6 J: o9 x- n( ?1 _
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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.+ p7 Y, }3 [0 d: R1 }
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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?8 P1 h3 E1 p# ~* X' R- }' F

5 R  d( W+ ]5 f- cM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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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7 O6 n& {. w; d4 k! RM: 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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- j1 y  \8 Y. Q2 KL: 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。7 c2 v2 D: p. X6 {6 C2 \

$ a5 U+ M; z. q2 L7 _, p& X- HM: 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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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?6 {: `2 H5 ^6 i: x3 {2 y' u1 ~
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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。8 `" g. l/ z, Q

/ K9 O  W5 w) a) t9 sM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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. G5 ~; [) P- x' p/ W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$ I' z$ F, D8 V- O/ n% J

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