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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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  y6 a" d4 Q0 ]$ s3 N5 KL: 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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8 B% Y4 A0 H( {. u8 q5 `) ^M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.' a% X3 X/ c) o! C
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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( p5 O4 q5 t) s- ~. v9 LL: 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?% {" Q6 x9 H8 N

& z8 L1 g/ W/ f" j2 sM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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L: 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?"
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5 g- i* `9 f' ?/ R- z+ R  kL: 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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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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0 B  D8 o; d& J' [( A, u1 EM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.# k& \" k+ V6 V( ~. q
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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。
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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.7 G+ f9 n' i3 r

  S4 ~7 H: f/ x6 v) @3 X2 f; bL: 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?/ D$ C% H% r: P6 O9 D7 j

' I! g2 _+ p  X4 ]M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.( @# k& P  b# 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。& k, K+ b8 H5 w2 G
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M: 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。" Z  L: \# D. l, f$ e7 _) r: u

. W2 i6 T; F: y# z0 Z$ `9 o; f: }( O: s0 CM: 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.+ v3 Y5 x* |* K
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L: 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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6 b& i; l7 d& v2 `( BM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.5 h. p: v. A" w7 u% t
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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?. |: P* y$ q2 _* E. n* L  d! m" ?

4 D; |+ p- _3 f- `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.8 D  _/ M; Q6 |4 d5 j
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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。- d  X+ B. F1 O/ U1 Y

* h7 }$ X4 H7 C0 E8 o/ a7 r: t, VM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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; u5 n* [& l/ I$ C# K' f% Y& z4 hL: 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?* D6 x3 h1 w0 c6 ~
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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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  U0 q; Q- ?3 c% MM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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2 z* S* a- O* j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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