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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。
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+ s1 e" s9 H- U5 f  d) bL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?" e6 b3 C2 a; ~, B4 |
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.5 c8 d& v; R# H5 W
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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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2 J  Y, V# Y+ ?2 h: d" Z( RM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.9 z! ?( o$ I% }7 Y5 \: e. G( s/ m* }
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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?2 I- E! ?5 \3 ?% r
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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# u2 _2 ?9 c) ]. [/ |4 LL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!$ B7 P# g3 V. b& a1 R3 h
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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?"7 @/ l; E" m  q6 v, b/ R
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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。
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4 L) g! x, I4 z, hM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.* r/ N0 p, a# @, l
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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?+ \. x3 G" Y5 I( u) d! c1 L

, {3 S$ U3 K5 q7 T( e1 H& zM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.+ k1 Y0 S) G- x/ x  }$ w& I- g
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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.# B& z6 h9 Y9 U1 q4 Q/ W

3 b! M* q$ ]$ H( B' u2 NL: 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?. g" L* P. f% M0 s) I5 b9 ?( h. `

* Q- U2 N, [. H2 J# L# T9 jM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.8 \5 d4 [0 x* ?+ z, Y6 E  g
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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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, _! Q, [+ w$ tM: Okay. Two beers please!
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$ m0 W0 r1 A- P& U  oL: 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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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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+ ]3 l) F4 a8 Z- W; K) N, Y+ u, K' QL: 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?2 x3 _9 o% f8 i% n: u
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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?
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' p& ^  t+ k- `4 b% WM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.5 T4 [. C: o; _# n0 a
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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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' w4 k9 d, S# yM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.% h' {+ e/ {5 ?' @2 u

# m5 l4 H/ O9 i6 w6 C, o9 NL: 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?+ u  v# Y0 D- k" R

# e/ v6 K6 I+ a' ~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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7 D) P- k7 ]& B$ |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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