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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" D9 p3 e* j! @6 i7 u" I9 [3 L& ZM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

7 |, Y7 @0 u) W3 lL: 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？

M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

; p8 j- J  G: a0 Z2 Y5 g* z) {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？

% W% S9 \& m$ a  A' rM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

! c* p' ?7 z& ]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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- F- e- H5 e  g% D7 {- O; pL: 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.

0 I& [+ ]& b* J7 u, C+ H1 n# {2 _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？

0 |/ x, y# F' I! o3 u, CM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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$ `: T3 L; L/ E( |' N) h; lL: 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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. \& Z! O. j2 n' C( N; xM: 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.

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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4 J( Q1 U, y9 o% @/ u( `M: Okay. Two beers please!
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- @: B! W4 D, ^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。

! b5 v! \* `! b7 }, {# Z  r$ ^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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( _" ~; Y" n* `+ k9 LL: 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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! a; j' t6 f9 d4 A  d7 }M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

5 [) {% G# x# q* j: t- yL: 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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5 g6 w7 z9 w1 ?) S- B% e+ J2 SM: 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。
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1 c: B) U% k& H$ L* O1 c4 |M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

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.
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. n! a- l$ Z, m# s) `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?

! y' z2 M- D! ]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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" I' g! L7 G  W: S3 @M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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; y# b0 j& S( {" \$ _+ Q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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