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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.3 M$ U/ Y4 ~0 K9 p
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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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0 P# D# Z) @! y# EM: 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?# o! l8 |8 t5 m$ L, g

9 q4 b* H# K: i" \/ G5 JM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.4 d. q! d0 D- a9 V/ N; {
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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/ i- _6 k( n4 c2 wM: 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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2 H0 c# h1 `5 b. c) m6 S6 xL: 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。3 \& x4 O2 |3 q: j2 z1 `+ {9 r5 a2 g8 g
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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/ v' h6 V7 `7 X/ jL: 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。6 t1 v" e( L5 }/ u. t/ E6 Y0 g- C
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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.. ?# B3 @4 y5 f

8 z: {- A3 w8 e* j  J- X9 ?$ SL: 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?! T. B6 \" S! D' e

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' B0 E6 ?0 G& n6 g5 vL: 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。! K/ I6 {: ?$ g; {0 F
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M: Okay. Two beers please!/ t+ @3 T6 [& D  s  Z: G8 l% b

: p4 y5 O' a  y( ]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。: }( ^3 u% I8 q) p3 B! E# w

* A( {6 S" w7 j# L2 c1 pM: 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.+ u. p& k4 Y$ E6 G- U( F

/ S0 _& H2 U7 b2 Q1 d( cL: 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?3 J; k  J2 k1 g- A6 g7 u) m! K
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.* z, V  |# J) X1 y3 m5 v1 O

  x) g$ U0 P) \/ ]6 u, x) c4 @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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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。4 r: i6 K  G; L2 B5 q9 i
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.) o  f2 G) s2 O4 D$ u0 V

% U( u' O* K! DL: 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.! C: t% J$ Z2 O% R
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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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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。* U* c$ n- N" n
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.& ^) M  t0 Z' Q+ g! A5 x- Z
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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。$ y8 ^2 {, f0 o5 u( f. K& ~5 R4 n9 ]& V

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