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。

% a, `+ m: E- z: K; X7 u& uL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

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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.

5 S' A$ z8 O! HL: 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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2 y  M/ E* V: ~+ o3 W0 h  x8 nL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

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" U1 ]: Q2 l# U8 u# t5 h  _, HL: 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。

# |* w/ @: z+ N8 J6 @8 |M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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& M- R: `7 Q# ~9 E1 a$ l/ LL: 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？

) s+ C3 d& e  r* c$ C* AM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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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。

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.

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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. l7 X, v1 ?/ M) l9 e2 \2 d* UM: 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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0 J. E3 l" G! l* y9 x* NM: Okay. Two beers please!

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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7 u; @! c! w$ Q6 {+ FM: 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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0 [4 g- }3 Y, n) F' [) _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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4 @7 u6 e3 V8 m6 Y+ jM: 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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  Y' D2 l, }; X/ m% G4 q+ ^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.

4 I. {+ o  n$ z6 M2 s# Q& q+ ]2 h7 BL: 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。

$ N8 y4 T2 Z/ uM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

# K- ^1 Z- A& n5 G" T) L8 WL: 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.

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?

  O9 Q1 I. F3 Z5 E( Q4 rL: 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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2 R" E7 h( A8 a4 y* N8 [M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

7 u; C) w1 I: W2 _, D" 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。
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