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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?
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M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.( b' x# c+ g) }: e8 k" a
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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?1 o; t1 z; T/ s$ O

  L: Y$ M, H( Z- o4 U3 DM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind., E' k6 F: H( B4 Q/ [1 O

. j' v+ f& u' b% p3 ~: u, XL: 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?6 c+ E  G9 n- V+ s
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M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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+ ^  a0 q! L7 y: ~L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!% |' A: t$ k- E8 `( B; `

( l- `1 Y" b% Z- U& |3 G  [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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/ W- e2 Z. {  G; U' m! B& A- kL: 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。' K  y5 d- ]5 g( P; K- Q, `

. }# C0 C# _$ X) K0 y7 [M: 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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6 i( s: f/ v9 `# v5 JM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.! _' s3 ]* F. A3 n* x/ w
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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。
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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.+ K9 N, z) O! W  i# @2 n; q( i
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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?1 m  E) |- I1 w  N& P: d7 k
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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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( p( |, V1 I: `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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M: Okay. Two beers please!. Y  S9 I  N. ]& T  o" e6 x4 w3 \+ D. V

  Z3 Z* ^. l: `1 T. S* ]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。9 i$ ~, m6 U9 }  J9 O! Z' R
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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.1 R; F9 m+ @. c+ _  C) I

3 d$ e; X7 {+ M+ }7 x' G5 \* FL: 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?# m* x; B$ d& p: x

# Y4 g+ x' ~: |5 x0 aM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.- q6 k. K7 t. a( A0 g* v0 E; W6 e
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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?" ^4 G( H  y# H6 E( O
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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.* h+ X7 W2 [( `7 u
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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。  J" q! x( j8 d0 h, i! R2 k: R
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M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.8 T) r( \, p9 e& G8 v  @
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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?6 r, m" W5 i( H4 l* x% C* m

3 g( e! [: b2 v, l0 X; H( zL: 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; u" X$ O' G

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, [# h" f% g0 i3 u4 f5 a% [  b$ L; H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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