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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?+ _7 ]' j9 Z! L# N% g
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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?( `9 k. Z8 v' x$ J

  R' ~! M0 G" J0 l1 W' DM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.8 @, {5 g; D( C8 U0 m, x7 q
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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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  o8 s  S/ O2 O5 GM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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5 `, ?+ S* |( H) H0 TM: 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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) n& u9 ?% b  m( FL: 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。' k: Y9 h4 D+ D% s% m
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy., w9 |+ n' s% A9 w  V- N
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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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' r; L0 u) j# y# U+ A6 WM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& \. y- H0 I' ]; \

9 f" x4 T. N. a5 l! `! ~' t/ OL: 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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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.' v% q- h0 D# h& c
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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?
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.0 N# I' _5 F1 i& E* W% U3 F3 s* x  T. ^
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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。5 {' W! _5 @$ ~& u% Y
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M: Okay. Two beers please!& a$ v6 [* y8 @- }% z
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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。8 A  k/ u  q0 u4 c# L4 R# F

+ \5 y, }3 a* m  m+ ~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.
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: _* L9 Y# _, u6 x. vL: 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?) [# ]. m) m" l5 p6 C* x5 q
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.0 W2 d+ w" P  W- O$ ^

+ k- N. W0 u9 i: rL: 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?# M9 p* ^4 `6 _% Q

3 P8 Q# O5 m& p) ]* B; b& m% x" VM: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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1 U8 k/ w, O. r$ y7 mL: 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?
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& v7 e5 ^6 n8 e' [7 S' fM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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" H2 o9 p; f6 `( U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。, A5 i' i8 K/ ]! a: E

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