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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。! e4 ]5 F, _! ^, |% ?( h0 l

4 h* G( c- @6 k4 I% w: DL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?, y5 R, A: g! v, |

5 x0 ~6 Z. t& v8 ^M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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4 G" i) w, B: O9 AL: 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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' }# M1 w4 ?& c  iM: 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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2 v! A9 ?  b: |+ x+ C  F9 zL: 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?; i7 O* W* y( Z% O; `
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.5 F/ z4 j! A- Z6 o0 ]7 `

6 u! `7 k' r- ^9 z' ~L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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. \1 u1 W# f- {" ^+ I1 j" h5 pM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"2 r( d  t$ K% v: X4 T$ z( }
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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。7 s) u  s* g# G( {" R6 H

( @. Y$ B9 K9 r( k2 S1 n# F( M) AM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.+ c; \  l$ y# g; c) _0 [

1 R4 s. s" h8 M2 P3 \1 hL: 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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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。; h/ A2 i. d/ w; H* f3 c/ Q- M
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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.) T. ^& L- z0 C9 G% d
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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?- m" B: E4 u0 L6 g0 q' R

) p% d3 e5 l- S8 I; I) \M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 M. Q% X+ I0 @2 y6 |
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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。9 M% x& T/ }4 q/ z; O8 r

' B& n6 J. W: y: u, O* j( U$ kM: Okay. Two beers please!
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9 k" z/ Z; c& p8 r5 i* f; k4 Q) O1 D, cL: 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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9 U2 _5 ?. d2 t5 LM: 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.; x! U7 f$ }! w

9 E6 G9 z. C. \. _# DL: 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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* a6 ^9 S6 k/ G. }M: 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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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.4 i) k3 j2 X, K3 ^' @5 Q" 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。) Z. G+ H4 I% E3 b7 \- S9 q
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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.& F/ M1 X$ f% O

8 v2 C5 V( y, @$ ?7 G5 UM: 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?+ @" `! ]2 U7 f- s5 u/ I; k. X

0 U7 v# |2 m! N- F& ZL: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up./ X3 [5 y% o! ]! J1 E

# L& _( L% F$ q1 ]% ?1 b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。
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