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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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+ k+ ~# R/ ^6 ~- tL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?3 x- N4 V$ x* F

) y4 }) `% O5 e- x! U# @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.# s( d0 C" k* |5 T# B7 Q) H
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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?" I" P: X# g0 `. y% E# y6 K# S! w  w
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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.$ ~9 y+ Y; x8 Q3 d+ T! J
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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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; e1 ?3 F. |) |M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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8 _" a% Q% i2 V; y2 i- [& ~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?"% }3 n- f; H6 |2 u$ B* ?8 Y. |
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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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. B1 {7 n5 t. a, }9 e" w7 qM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy./ z! x8 m; h4 W
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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?7 Y! O) `* |4 ^8 B- [

8 `" V: }5 T% |$ @3 tM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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2 j0 @# o! G8 O9 f$ S' h# m  DL: 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.
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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?3 S. L# o; e; m# B5 P4 Y) N
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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.% h( I8 X, a7 |; [. v# x# B, K& q

8 d% K) `2 b. J6 U3 w6 j! K, u+ aL: 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!: v- q8 i* w$ g8 d: |; E' }
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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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! H* r" H6 T5 B: I8 D* |6 ~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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+ j) s/ D. u5 c; D: u* t& JL: 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?% z/ x' V' m1 j$ H2 O
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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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* d- A4 g% C4 y8 \3 \: o; h8 hM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.' F5 D" I6 e1 h

- t0 q; \8 t7 O7 }1 k6 ^# X+ K" j. wL: 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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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.9 Z0 c" u7 \0 p. C  O, l" Z! h; ]

0 ]( v7 [; ~0 ?" C% l: j) DL: 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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6 \8 M& ^5 T" N* g/ d2 q3 bM: 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?( e0 d# p" g9 z  q6 A

* o: k' `( g5 J) D! q* YL: 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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8 \, @8 t( G$ eM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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9 B* D2 v6 a, 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。1 h, O$ C7 S- U3 o0 }( O4 l" @

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