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。

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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" i; ^4 c3 O2 E5 A' Y8 yM: 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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8 m6 @+ Q5 l' }: P" P6 xM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

8 M! ~9 }$ _; F; [! x) {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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! Y' \: H( ~6 {M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

) v# F# j7 Z" d# @L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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  h3 N2 [; n  r: lM: 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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, T& L# A& |$ K. }  O* _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。

M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

! S1 y: j. P( I" M. x9 cL: 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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

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. q  e/ d' g% y( X  n6 }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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" ?) D5 b) {- 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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+ c$ K- n- T* b! N3 fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

. B8 ?: S" R1 {& o. [  EL: 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。

0 j2 p0 ~5 z6 n0 qM: Okay. Two beers please!

- R! [5 p. l( [2 O5 `9 QL: 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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3 v" r5 Z5 X4 t& S8 TM: 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？

4 h' U% C. O9 N( e8 E, Y/ m3 KM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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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$ T* t0 D+ W! e- a  }& t5 c) A; tM: 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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; ?+ Q0 h' A* s* K6 {+ v  t6 z1 j0 bL: 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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; W6 U. a1 i/ l. M' FM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

! J$ K7 ?4 R, a9 BL: 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.

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?

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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  [" l% R# y8 ?  w' ^. w  BM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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8 N* x# o" n1 w5 ]6 ~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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