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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。+ {' N/ i: U5 R* s% Q

& R/ c  C' H5 u6 ?7 E4 _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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3 W8 E3 B  ]: A0 n( F3 PM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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: H) q; m: ]' X1 vL: 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?- d; _( j& f$ U- S) Q! p+ B0 B0 A9 N
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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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, s2 \( ]1 |2 F. [7 RL: 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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5 G4 G8 G6 p  M1 E! ^# `1 T5 L; V% dM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you." _1 T$ N4 B  c3 y  m( U
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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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  f, Z5 p# E6 JL: 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。2 e& H7 \, X. J% t/ ^0 \

4 v1 a6 D" d* a" @# k; ZM: 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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, @: t$ [2 c1 y( E9 [M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.+ L' }& D  @4 w4 c2 c

" ?. _( P0 @. z' bL: 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。; W  A3 E" z1 Q2 ~# _* N0 M

! \: @( Y8 K, i7 }& U3 UM: 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.$ S6 L# H6 g1 _. ]6 |5 _

  |% t0 Y  l$ O* c9 pL: 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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# R- @: g  O  }6 {* KM: 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。
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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。4 l/ J$ M+ K5 u
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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.  y1 }  n4 q3 h2 Q  F* ]

/ O- h3 d4 h7 U- H" }- i" CL: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.3 v4 G% S4 i; [' S
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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?, W' K* p: R: W' v- Z6 e
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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.$ P6 F& N' V; x4 k

2 ]: x6 R9 e& }$ v. ~: n  U2 \) l" jL: 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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& R- e& Y3 d6 z6 G4 g4 RM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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$ Q$ t5 X6 |9 v' o4 @9 WL: 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., Y' u3 z4 p, N" P9 t+ ~' C# I5 E
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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?
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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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# J0 v* p+ ~: ?) u- f9 I1 QM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.& q) [/ X# ]1 ?8 [' ?/ B
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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。
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