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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 M6 ^4 }. H& C/ q6 s  d9 z- R

3 I7 ~" t5 j; J1 SL: 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.! G/ c- U! T% B; i# @2 O

# `2 i8 U% y& h: b; }9 \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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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?8 ]5 `4 F' T: J) `
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 H2 ^6 s7 m1 }' t2 Y* E

8 U( ~$ l9 t. S+ d" V& aL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?") o- t) x) K6 u7 m3 ^

  c, ^) G$ _# o. C/ p9 e: |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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5 C3 A3 n5 ]* G' o( ~, w  dM: 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?8 E7 M  n% c0 q- D, V* l
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.% D1 a  h, _% U: |
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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。8 n5 D+ R% H3 J$ i8 ?8 m8 P. m) H5 p
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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.
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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.
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7 i' Y0 K6 b2 T5 _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。
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3 `5 S& x" k+ V: A' U2 O% DM: Okay. Two beers please!
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: i. ]+ }2 G1 [! v4 N4 p1 c/ eL: 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。* x' ?# a- N6 B: q7 ]* K* N
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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.  k$ B! P9 z& K7 X% T' N2 b! d

7 P  q2 z. Y1 ]! d4 s5 l8 [0 f# o# nL: 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?; ]- R# T$ ^) U6 r

; t0 P' ~; N- \+ l: s! |M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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" c) W: K# a; ?1 mL: 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.5 w, D4 d- g4 D3 S9 @( w" O  R
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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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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.5 X2 c* O' q7 L2 W( \% S8 _0 t  D

* N) I, D7 G2 G& JM: 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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0 r* X2 J9 y- R9 u' |& ~/ _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。# X, o0 g# U" X5 n) A8 o3 |
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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: U8 D8 L  N+ Q0 q' W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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