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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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  E* ^/ m; V& }2 ^L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?- |  G5 q3 d# z- i& B- T
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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# l$ c  V) T9 B2 i' Q1 TL: 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?! ~' R# m7 H& Z' ~$ L2 d" i

! p0 L( ~3 |- w  L: W: OM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.9 r$ S! H+ F8 j0 O. ^9 G2 P

: \6 ]) j8 b7 o! KL: 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?) c! [. ]  @4 o% @9 Q5 e4 e8 V8 ~. H

8 G* n# ?& ?  C' GM: 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) f  o# J# _, j' A! {' e
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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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  {5 f8 [7 ~2 H- a% ^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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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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5 ^2 ^2 p4 M' J6 _7 jL: 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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- n& L1 F+ q4 \4 ?. }& K0 r9 \M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies., N6 i! i! S2 N# [
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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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" I* ?: b/ I# `. ^. jM: 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 k% _) d, p# L! ?' U: m3 R: zL: 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?6 J# c& N& j: q+ h$ d5 U) m  R
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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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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 V5 ~2 y- k- U4 q( I" _M: Okay. Two beers please!
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& c3 H4 ~/ M/ z& aL: 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。2 I* h4 _& o, G( v$ 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.
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% L" v& a4 z2 oL: 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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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.6 k( ^5 I" u1 C
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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。$ M+ K/ U/ G) \1 S
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.4 S# [, o8 m1 }/ @3 S, \9 _
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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.8 G0 j( {& }" @4 _" G$ @' }

* |! X2 V$ B. b  f2 ~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?
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8 g/ d5 U& h( VL: 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。$ P1 E' D$ K4 c  o) L8 m
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.! w& u) h. ^; G8 f% _) s  ]

4 r1 Y8 L0 O/ s7 W/ i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。0 L; M  O5 c* a, n: o# s

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