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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。+ A" U# n; p3 s4 N. O0 M: f
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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?, Y: M$ z% [% v

3 N. H: r3 Y0 x  @6 R9 o2 HM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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- ~& L5 J5 S) d9 c+ M0 {9 D% R1 A( RL: 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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( R& M2 ?5 e9 |5 v% R2 S. L2 dM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.8 E* U* V/ O; l: l7 K
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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?
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7 D; A8 a; q* a  l  H" `M: 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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% [" r% I5 Y) L0 S' v" B! dM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?": R- T2 F6 ^+ `
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L: 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。% _* w; F' o  S$ b# m& }9 x. @- K
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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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* p4 t% P" @0 wL: 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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; F# e, Y+ ?- P. b! Q0 uM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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# Y5 h' H# P, h' @& ^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.) z# G" G) x, C1 ~, n0 M$ c
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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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3 X+ b1 D( Y/ v* K2 d9 c9 iM: 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。
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: W! E: g3 H) A$ b! ZM: 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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0 C+ N, k: {0 KL: 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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3 W/ {8 s+ D9 T5 EL: 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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- T- r  B8 Q7 J& q0 ?0 ~! E" w0 q( 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。6 w! K* N1 k7 d# `  M0 o
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off." h- E4 l, Y/ V$ M% \

" N! b/ [& ?5 {& lL: 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.7 |( u) P! I8 p

" M- G$ b$ w8 H4 r: I) eM: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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& ~1 d6 M1 }3 |1 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。; P4 A3 h7 [& P
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