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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?' c2 Y1 y. Q; }# Q9 M
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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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+ }& C* f% L2 f3 AM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.; a( R) |0 `7 D' t9 X: q0 m! |
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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?2 t# u: |0 X+ T8 a& b% \2 o

5 t! [) ?# Y- V- x! w* rM: 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!
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% ?/ v" r' z6 w) ZM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"% S/ o5 }  [0 j5 o+ d( L! g
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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。6 H( T6 K% C4 f* ?3 l5 R
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.4 l) @1 [8 C' S) B; E7 T% i) ]9 B
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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?/ c) r3 n, v0 n- n1 {: N) [

; r) j# D  {& C2 l- }$ P9 oM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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6 d. E1 a2 {( n& hL: 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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5 ?' _  [7 k9 l2 C8 TM: 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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M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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7 r. e7 O; B: A3 n6 gL: 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。6 _. T, k* i; f5 f9 h2 y* u

7 |6 P- d$ I9 f3 a, F/ IM: Okay. Two beers please!
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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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# |! C, V! P+ ^3 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.
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9 R3 _7 O& R# [2 j* sL: 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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* w+ q" Y2 k0 {* c5 ], Q! `4 @: yM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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0 C, o2 a5 I: {/ ]7 m# q! M7 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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% T6 C5 B% ]0 }) O% LM: 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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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* @  k4 h! E9 ]% \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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7 u$ t2 R2 E  u+ R; v5 v% N" S1 F! pM: 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。
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