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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。& Z. M& g4 ?" f  K9 x) d! j8 |
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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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: H; Y2 Z4 t4 a5 |$ A3 aM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.2 J0 V7 u0 T4 v( F
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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?2 k0 G9 X& G4 {% x  p) W; K* `

6 j  ^) ?, b# q9 g" T- S0 m# nM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.. F$ L) T% L9 c0 u! a/ ]2 `

/ V4 @) M7 q. J( F0 T/ N9 G7 BL: 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?. x" S# Z  _2 Z- e/ o+ b4 V* }

3 z9 I' K. k+ I2 K( \! P! k: qM: 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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( Z) d  ^# a$ S5 `$ A3 {1 Y& s8 RL: 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。  q: h; u: V4 D
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.. U: X% z2 r8 I/ l& y7 ?# `

! f; |" c6 |) iL: 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?' B/ b6 X+ m/ _7 m1 S% W

- W' e- S: B% i. P# UM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.- a3 X3 x- {$ t3 N

% w; v# x+ Y; k) j, X5 i2 tL: 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.6 Q7 @4 I# `! ^9 ?6 ?& ~  @
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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?4 U! H$ U) C3 S1 W5 T+ [

9 U( j$ R2 }/ y& F0 x, o! Q* sM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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! `) Q' s6 S3 n9 {+ vL: 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!9 Y( R2 \0 N% R
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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。
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+ e) W9 r% A# h4 I: XM: 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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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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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+ Q5 q9 b! y" H, W1 p7 \+ P' I: xL: 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?& I; L) E7 P$ T2 c' D! @
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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.4 w# G0 F, c  A3 [2 T8 ?
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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。, B6 v  Y7 l7 E( E

; ]; d% _+ |3 T. ^; X; n: QM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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" I! U* |( q5 u) W2 ^) R7 m# ~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?$ |( t+ \/ z  C0 R3 Q5 C/ l5 L

; s& w5 G" I4 i! \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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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; _( T) i' i9 i. I& \  H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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