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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。4 ^/ E' X1 K0 `8 s3 y
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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?% U2 R/ p: y! u9 Z% P* s! i

0 P) P2 o5 \7 y$ q% ]M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.) k& o' e* Y$ R# N- o" P
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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.) J, h/ q3 D6 [
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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?) t+ I/ t- K) c* L  J5 K

3 t" _% t1 Q0 J/ ?" qM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.3 ^/ q0 Z8 N8 T% ?. K3 V" ~
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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?"' d& D" M* K% \( _" [/ V4 \
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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。9 ~3 D3 U8 f* h/ T% b7 t3 @, f6 o
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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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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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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.; p0 x3 ~7 V; w( @

2 U% M- D+ d2 ^; k2 gL: 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。. `, |; K% `) {" P9 T* G  y
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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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+ ?8 ]  H% W0 B' NL: 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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7 v# C0 _4 |( KM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.! [$ h5 S0 I5 g# l) Z8 n4 J
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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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4 X4 K3 ~: K8 |6 A" tM: Okay. Two beers please!" y4 r: S( T8 h; n! [: c5 C
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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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% n- I. y6 f+ s" G+ V' c* ?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., h1 z$ A+ Q9 K6 M  ?
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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?
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# L% c% s. T0 G. `- \M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.2 x- a+ L. h/ S  a8 \. X

' _8 m. W8 A6 h* p7 u  eL: 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?+ |( C6 A, k2 ]7 o" D* M
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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.
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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。  p- j' }/ {) X& M$ G

4 ~7 _0 O6 T( F" HM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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2 X' d1 }% W+ J  V1 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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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?& m& w) r9 E5 S8 R( \% X1 B% s
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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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.2 @/ R- S8 o  b8 y+ m
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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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