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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。" P$ W. v9 [$ z1 l  `, h' b

3 F5 a( A2 }" K! H  YL: 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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, p) N' E; j1 s: @M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.& t0 Z: C5 A2 C$ M; t# j

3 j/ o' x& A: L) wL: 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?* W3 B' P2 _- m& J$ l0 ?& N' }8 ~" z2 P

2 M/ O6 z) C  {M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.7 M# I  n8 T; C4 H0 ?' Q
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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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: N& B; D! v6 N( k- J3 dM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.7 b& B- K1 f8 |7 J
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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?"
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% S8 W! q! s" b' NL: 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。4 v' Z5 z/ N  D5 ?3 D" X

" U' m0 B* `" h; r7 x5 yM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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?* d" G+ }# R) {3 j4 x

0 H1 E, A$ R' }3 |" T" wM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.9 ^* v: g4 ^/ I6 b! w9 M" W, O
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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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% z! T- [4 b/ o. H$ FM: 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?
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3 L3 W. F5 o' G5 K8 r2 SM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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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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M: Okay. Two beers please!, p  l# a. e, {! @3 w

+ N* ^% ~$ W0 S; I* h# h, {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。8 P0 _/ @0 p+ P. t% D8 O

$ X9 Z5 i, t0 ]: J' wM: 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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. x! n4 `3 Y# m+ S1 _6 cL: 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?* i3 L3 N9 t, Z* }4 q5 Z$ f

& e1 k- K2 P* `, UM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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5 A& K; b& q1 q4 E6 B% y  O6 L7 t8 S2 W; UL: 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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1 l1 `  Z9 x9 d  y* JM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.! o+ y3 V2 G/ S5 O, r

; K) o- h4 o+ rL: 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.: e1 J) e8 H7 E3 [+ E

0 P5 @- g6 Z/ Z0 I, S/ ]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.
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# _9 G3 r% P: {/ L1 RM: 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?1 p/ K  n# @8 B3 Z/ _9 E; d8 W

4 w+ r% h- K! u7 `7 ?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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* @' Q0 c6 y' ]$ D4 A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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