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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。4 {' C' _' |) O- l) y8 F
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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?4 S# x* Y& y5 Q7 G$ T* b4 W

4 d% |& n3 v8 yM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.0 J; N# u( |$ p

, I2 F5 h$ C7 i' ~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?% E) w" S7 t# E

, y' g9 Z  X5 j& q) t+ QM: 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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& S& e- U" i+ W) M8 P1 K/ rL: 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?2 h( S& }7 W* b' B
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.' q: Z2 P  K1 Q$ z; R6 ]+ _2 f. `
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!  S( J- E3 z# Q# T7 g

' Y5 g- V3 g) S6 K+ `+ rM: 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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$ t% }7 r) I, y0 d/ b7 ]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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/ I9 s5 T% F. }* w& ?' BM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.& o8 R2 b( C' A( p) z: A: A* D

9 u5 D+ V6 k. R5 eL: 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?* j4 }4 I' L3 [# x

. Y: G9 _6 P+ `5 l5 `) d5 NM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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* \7 X1 j1 I% ~6 Q$ _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。
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) s* g& [4 X9 Q2 v% X1 L0 L! oM: 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?' U! [% y; O3 x% z
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.3 o- e; J" _& \: E5 `- Z6 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。  }8 O4 x6 z/ f7 c% _

& M$ d. X; E0 C. k! Y; S4 LM: Okay. Two beers please!
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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。0 B) b! w# J2 T

* g/ ^& L" m( `% `* Q4 I1 U5 |7 r* nM: 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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% `2 n' d% d  XL: 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 W% F7 l4 M0 g8 N% ]# `5 L, K
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.% U3 G! E7 X; f, `& ~6 \
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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?8 O& j" R* ^" }4 l- j

+ M1 r* \' R9 ?1 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。
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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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! D$ F5 j0 w! O% GL: 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?5 x" [) p2 ^& B% J8 u

4 Z" \$ v' t& Z: KL: 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。  v; |/ H+ `+ h
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up." R5 R! G7 {# Q& `
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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。0 r' f( r& r: i- E8 Q* Y
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