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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。5 v3 W" B; K& n& J+ S

( V3 H6 `) `" @! j* j: a1 BL: 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.
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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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# m2 t' g$ [. \M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.+ K* g% d+ ?! A5 t/ K8 r* L

4 Q2 g! w! `7 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?
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.1 Y+ v8 ^" p* E8 {. m0 W

$ U8 z" d# E: ]L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!( X! F0 P0 Z( @0 I

0 t, x4 {6 v( m  m0 p5 dM: 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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; `& q  a# |) s: vL: 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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! ]4 \8 v! C- N( d3 S/ lM: 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.0 E9 r) z, f1 I8 P' G

( C- B; h9 M! y- z9 s# ~3 \, UL: 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  ~, P6 [+ q2 Z8 Z( d3 YM: 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.  V# d/ ~; ^9 C- }! _

, H5 ^1 W  ^6 u) c1 ?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?4 W9 c; x3 R# t+ \6 `2 k! o
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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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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。  J4 B" X2 F* C% V8 L; I( _
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M: Okay. Two beers please!
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" {, c1 V! J5 k' }8 sL: 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。8 v3 a$ @1 ^* n  D+ B; [( U' _3 {3 A

1 C& a! f$ ?% k$ C4 B% D+ B# Z& DM: 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.- H4 ?3 m* U7 B: j: E" n  m8 E
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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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. g  [0 K8 Z! W' K" NM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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7 q4 Z! D8 G, [# ~% |7 f, l! L, ?+ pL: 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?. S( p& s1 E0 `9 [: y: \- R
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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.0 `7 S( y, l& |" H7 u5 t9 K6 ]/ c

/ D2 j% K5 N: G! c! mL: 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。9 k' B2 n  Q- g/ y: O2 f
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.: ~( z8 P0 `5 c! j$ t- q( V
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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.
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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?" X' c) D8 m9 }

4 H' A+ I; v6 L( S# uL: 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.
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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。0 w+ ]" v, ?# |2 w

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