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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) V! T' H* A: T0 l, A& q# UL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

( f1 a* y( U9 D  Z, eM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

# q2 g5 \+ j7 ?, J! c. {9 n! VL: 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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# V% [3 v/ ^+ N% A4 ^M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

L: 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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8 U0 T( i9 @, n9 g- L) zL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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7 B* I, B$ O2 Y. ]M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

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.

7 w0 g. d' T& A+ ?0 RL: 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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

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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/ h7 C" p& ]2 J0 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.

8 @( U" L3 P( w* S3 B) qL: 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？

1 E) b0 p7 q+ D- v" B; BM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

* l6 f7 G" D! a) l/ B' n2 D/ IL: 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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3 Q! c, O7 \5 qM: Okay. Two beers please!
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" y1 U* b  \; P# \8 LL: 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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$ K5 D7 E4 M+ C' Y1 zM: 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.

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？

+ |: J* h# N1 v2 R0 GM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

7 n% \3 k/ d- K. M) yL: 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？

" \& C8 O1 o6 K9 n6 s6 q- V6 j! x% S& dM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.

5 J: R3 t2 {9 I. C! oL: 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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4 X7 w' W" {9 S" H$ F( q' X' x4 ~, BM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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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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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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6 g7 b6 d1 N( D7 }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。

+ l1 I% j1 L' l1 L. zM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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) w( s. |7 @! H/ E" M& l- D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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