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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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8 L3 `# D% @. \L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?+ n7 A- }( s8 P$ c/ v& Q) c

- {8 H  w+ t, L6 m7 V7 q& P5 tM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.! b" g2 ~! E! L3 u* }* j: Z0 q
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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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( E% c; q9 f( x9 K# oL: 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?, m5 s% n) d" C" M
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you., d& [) p, ~$ c& v4 J6 ~2 K# [

" k5 W6 d7 W  K: H# y7 Q' xL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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8 [1 s5 x, N% x/ pM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"0 N" P: Y: o, ]# u
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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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/ C! Q3 {; C/ P# g+ y% _% S0 H0 {M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.4 d; H. Y0 @$ Q* E' G- ^7 Z+ w

% @! A( I$ y% [# r$ J0 J0 D3 GL: 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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# A" P- g. _0 J* B6 o& qM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.3 J0 {# Y# L5 \' D. S

# h5 N% C1 [0 gL: 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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: L' V/ z' F4 Q  E& }) c7 C' BM: 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?
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6 F& y) M1 D0 J& d- ?M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ N- N7 e& T) ~7 Z% d# F/ J% u  C

6 R8 o6 O) \% Z6 jL: 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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# G1 G6 Y0 O  k. cM: Okay. Two beers please!& V6 ?% h  i  d# w
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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。" \* C$ t8 C% Y! w* i. B
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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.
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2 x% b7 }* ?6 BL: 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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/ n! r& O; B3 `M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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4 S3 M& b% |1 M3 Y" \& pL: 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.9 U) l' I! ]- _) q7 ?6 x/ P
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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。3 |; e0 {& g& s
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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.! _% s& [# p% O

% ]( ?5 F1 F2 b" P3 Y: s& l: aM: 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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9 U  n% Z3 S1 p5 a! PM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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! {! W. F7 [9 U% \3 w, w( Z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 a: d$ w: S: ^6 p
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