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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。/ g% k  l7 ?9 n
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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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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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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M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.8 A% D8 l* L; m7 Y% }% {) Q/ u
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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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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.( N& [2 u1 H9 X" _# `

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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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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。. [- H9 k$ n3 M
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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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$ I& `5 k" w! EL: 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 P& s/ f" m1 E: V( d+ ?
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.; K4 K7 o/ D1 B1 y

. }! d7 ?9 h4 [/ z4 |  J# NL: 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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, V4 v: f$ N- MM: 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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+ Z: e+ z4 V2 b# j- X2 }& I1 N* p' BL: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow./ d2 `2 Y$ m* J5 F6 X, n

  {1 ]$ K& V( l1 TL: 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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( |6 P$ V3 s3 e( K! CM: Okay. Two beers please!
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7 f( Z6 l+ Y8 P, ~+ gL: 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。5 Y4 [1 N/ f" d' f. L( E

; g/ k% d1 E) _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.2 N" x6 k) R. |9 z) r6 G

/ }3 }0 U7 n" G! }% M, w9 hL: 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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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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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./ X- I% d3 j) L- y1 L5 F

- E6 R4 w5 N$ }" D8 YL: 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。# ~( Q5 B) t. n8 K, \
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.) `" M1 I3 [' t1 N2 ]

4 W* c8 [: }% y) s) L3 FL: 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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/ P2 f( H( s/ }$ Q) ^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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0 O9 \/ s; w, 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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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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