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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?" p; y3 L3 k. K" g# P

* @: m8 M" O2 }& `% U% CM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.1 @, z& k# q2 ^2 c6 x. f  n
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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?+ ^! i: a( ]9 ?3 |" u5 |

* @0 m3 t! H9 i6 j- lM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.$ R3 @. L) d5 z% Q( ~

/ b+ J3 C' H" IL: 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?" q3 q1 Y0 s! r4 m
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.2 C, N8 v! S& m& w
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!5 \0 u/ ^% p# i0 K. V: g1 n
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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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9 l+ F8 q) i2 L  wL: 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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, @3 C* Z1 P+ k9 q1 Z* e5 H) {& aM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.6 {5 t! C' {/ ]! Q. J' B

5 ~$ c+ ?' }5 O4 V5 T/ kL: 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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7 X5 @! v& r, Q/ J4 mM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.& p( \  b( [. h5 z) W- l! @

" @9 a/ b- [2 L7 R4 p" NL: 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。8 h8 v- E/ o/ T6 x; Z

' S' e& D, z/ L) Z  \5 M2 t3 p" t: UM: 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.: H$ {; R5 r1 k- `$ E
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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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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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" ^6 e% j8 F8 h) BM: 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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: \4 A) h$ u9 F6 H+ iM: 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.. R8 J3 S% u. q& l- {3 j7 @
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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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' ~, U* f9 D' S# ?+ m8 O' K0 M5 bM: 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?9 w, Y! h3 t+ E  s
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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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% ~  q& \. w0 w( }2 }- f+ ML: 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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) J; L4 F& a9 @( h2 S7 XM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.$ C* j% q8 |$ @. v5 P

  x+ l* Z. `6 kL: 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.! b" i6 K6 N  [/ U, s( @
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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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/ p7 X  C8 [; G: dL: 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。4 F7 r- D9 d: T9 Y0 m# }
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.1 r7 J- o" n7 W8 q" h  ^1 ~/ E+ H
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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。0 N9 ^6 `" m# V/ N

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