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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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1 B4 r- Q1 h9 w6 O& p& `& dL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?8 D0 x; l1 P% M. y
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.+ u! E: L+ O. C2 c5 y  q
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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?0 `2 j" E" v/ ?& m5 j' q% S1 \

" P' U& |! w. ~" ?$ C( M  MM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.7 n6 ]. e) a6 ^. o" F; g0 N
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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?* P+ i. @. z) a# Y- u

* i% \' G- P. a( P8 O& F& N3 s6 `M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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0 V. Z1 }! L) NL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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. r. j" \  @; ~1 c% n2 ]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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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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 T7 x9 P, Y( D/ r9 Y3 z( I) [
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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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$ U& C4 G4 f  Z, S+ e' r9 {M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.4 k" J6 J4 H/ b8 X6 `& B
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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.; u9 Y9 a1 t" I# G) [% G

* L5 z8 m6 r* r/ J3 D5 h- a7 q" M9 KL: 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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% U+ C  L9 N/ XM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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6 A( n- n5 `' s4 hL: 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。! p- D; _# K7 {6 v% m' q

* Z# g5 O% B& ZM: Okay. Two beers please!
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7 |* h% |: ]" mL: 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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. x, r3 ]/ ?" |5 U( h1 |5 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?3 A' G3 |7 P. X% ^

8 j6 T, q1 N* k" ]- @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?; Z$ k3 O% Y9 }0 P, J
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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.( q* t+ c# s9 V$ V
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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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M: 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.0 I7 `; W5 |5 X! P  E# J
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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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8 T4 O6 ?& \+ e: U$ T+ rM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.0 l4 W1 p, J  q& o' `3 ^1 w* W: X, x

1 G  G+ u1 h7 h: f3 R3 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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