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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。; r/ w$ w, O' e! _; Y# F
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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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: B& a, n% S" W9 E* G6 ]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?- M! c9 @# L' ?9 ~
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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." H  C5 b  [+ L9 `

' A. V9 h9 m- ^/ j1 r+ gL: 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?( s4 F0 m. A/ A' W; u& i

. E& Q5 S3 G- ZM: 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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3 z5 B7 E$ ?, S8 tM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"* h' S' }0 f1 j2 n8 i

2 p) I6 Q; u; U2 O% }. F  t8 JL: 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 u# U8 w+ T8 X. x6 |
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M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.) @  Z( a, H( @8 D7 K; ^& X

8 k/ w" x+ a! x& T5 {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?
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M: 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。3 S6 f( X2 Q! {* g

% Y  S2 \3 v9 LM: 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.3 t3 w; t7 u7 o. j
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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?/ o- q3 E) P2 k* r/ F1 r' u
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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。! ~$ z( i9 n* d8 U( p3 {- H& x

  u- S- p% a  [( _M: Okay. Two beers please!
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" {1 C6 M8 n. k" HL: 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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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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. U, l9 q7 O/ G/ qL: 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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+ T2 U# e) z* Z, R' iM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.4 S" J) U8 r6 Q2 H1 @

# E2 N1 d7 \2 v0 |- A' G) \4 Z6 lL: 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.( b# M" |- Y- Y) u

; K5 z( |8 ?3 n4 UL: 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。; g$ t# m/ F. E" e% u
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.& J5 R9 D4 \8 R, r0 n
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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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; o0 ^' K$ v; {) |+ h5 Y0 XM: 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. ]3 s4 |0 c/ ]3 N/ H/ }4 L8 CL: 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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, G4 [  g7 N: G# s4 g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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