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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?0 z' m8 v% W3 m7 E0 U& n5 Z6 i; V

1 b/ M$ D' M4 w6 Q! ^7 L/ z7 tM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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$ ?6 [5 @: }3 V; J  y$ o; IL: 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?/ k' G8 F9 P8 H

2 Z7 _0 e, t# C/ w3 |9 o% X& OM: 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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6 ^7 B: t4 \) N% y# C6 cL: 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.4 ^2 T: P% f, i3 b; G& H8 r
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!& ]! d8 H- V) z3 F

8 V3 m& e1 H4 z& _9 XM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"5 k& n( \% L4 J. P7 j

' T. B% i0 b4 i0 f0 v' Z9 oL: 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。' b* z& j6 x7 o4 R7 P
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.3 d; P/ l& N1 a  L8 A% N8 h

) j0 H6 l. f$ D+ g( Y! x+ }: W( iL: 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?2 T. G, }- }- j7 k5 v
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.) B& ~; t1 m% r
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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。: A- B0 k0 g3 |& m& W
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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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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?, p% z  e( Q  E: q7 \
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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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, J( `$ w8 h; W; T- PL: 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!8 x/ ?. C: ~/ ?

" E" l1 }" M5 e- f) b) xL: 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。. E7 W. u# u' q4 ]( e9 V( s9 V- `
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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.5 e, L9 E# e& y% N% z. S) A

0 e: a' _( X5 A% V6 v; Q8 EL: 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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2 x$ `, n  p% U3 A7 uM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
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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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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。
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.; u! @2 g& N- |

+ d) m1 S8 F" T# l7 HL: 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 @$ p/ p: |; B+ \, x+ fM: 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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5 }6 V1 q7 J; h" c! B( E6 P2 v5 g/ `7 `M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.4 C/ A) s! g% r6 |/ ?- o- N
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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。$ z2 W0 S; T* G' L' R0 F

" G, S( p7 I2 u, d5 HAudio as following:
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