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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。0 t# S; ^( O& y- ?
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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?/ x& G2 g" C" m7 Q$ l
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.. C- z6 Z/ s& N8 X4 v2 K
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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?$ N$ P+ R' K% G) i! A' {

# \6 r9 r% a2 ?2 Z4 p) `) ZM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
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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?8 D8 z2 ~  ?' W- o
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.$ L1 G$ K$ n) Q  X
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L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
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  r+ k1 K9 L" z" FM: 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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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。, J5 q& R# e- T: g

' |& S2 C: u$ y" [& dM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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。5 f% |; Y+ H# R2 H9 ]2 t3 Q, L6 n
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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.
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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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$ ?  [; K0 O" cL: 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。! l7 E- K5 T, G( |

0 l, z) q8 g) N, q" [' vM: 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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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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4 K. I3 t- R7 x0 U3 gL: 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?* R, P) d$ \% u/ Q7 B
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M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone." P8 |7 U- P2 q

9 x) ^! H# ^6 JL: 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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5 R2 C6 _6 R7 q2 E( y! vM: 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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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。
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: C5 i" e% s6 z/ r3 EM: 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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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。( ]; _* ^! V" O# j5 h- c
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.5 [& i1 g2 ]1 a# u6 T& c3 v

" u" ]  {8 A, X8 C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。/ [* L. U1 ?, _4 H' s( ]
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