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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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L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?/ V% b  h" \. p3 x2 Z

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( t5 j4 _) h1 r' p, _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?. v" |( L% d( d! ^+ S

3 `3 n/ e1 s9 W3 I0 \7 NM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
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, V( e; H8 `" J8 b3 w* W! TL: 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.
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!: d& |0 Y& E" ~0 g/ D# r4 _
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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。
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! w5 d; y% D$ YM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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9 P! z. {  X/ {' AL: 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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% }8 Q8 O( A' ^0 C3 w1 EL: 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.0 O! C7 [7 |- J9 v7 R3 ]

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$ x& I& W7 m  x* m  R* iM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.6 Y* Y5 g8 O0 ^9 D, K0 _
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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!
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: H2 ?5 N0 z, Z5 \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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/ k; U! e( _3 e( F( O, o4 kM: 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.9 i) ]. `9 h3 X$ m  n' o7 ^

$ i$ |% d+ E' r1 Z# _9 tL: 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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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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" V5 p3 i. [( rL: 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.2 I' `/ T( J" Q! h1 x

, K& n/ k" Y3 M$ \* A/ qL: 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。: J4 l: Q4 i  q4 y
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 _! _3 l5 p; r" d+ i3 H1 }' ?
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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.
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! }! t  X% o1 G- m( GM: 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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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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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。3 @5 ~- x4 y/ E8 f" b4 w; f; r. s
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