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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* I% j! v( F2 j9 AL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

! j* }  N5 |, ?; d+ \M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

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! E: u+ ~: {/ x4 AM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

! c+ K2 r6 d5 J% l0 j; T2 BL: 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 T  c& O* p8 yM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

; \' d$ V5 q3 Z: XL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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3 o: o, I6 ~2 _/ fM: 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。

. }& c3 ^$ t' H9 K4 {8 A# hM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

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？

* n1 O- O) H( R0 h+ y9 s& w4 VM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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5 z; [. f3 i0 F, zL: 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.

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？

M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
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# V" @9 B3 ?" u6 NL: 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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1 d1 S0 G& B4 c& V& w; y# dM: Okay. Two beers please!

+ N9 R9 X3 a# ]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。

. F% N: q7 K1 @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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3 v  ~0 q9 H! g* j/ L+ yL: 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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9 H2 A* ^  V( `8 s( C- E  cM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

+ u6 |3 n# ]& s( p' |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？
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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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! K4 t& [2 x4 F$ @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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) H4 x+ s" j' t) ?M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

; Y! a: [- D/ D6 F' A( l3 R( OL: 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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7 y6 u- E! L3 _5 Q5 M( E+ t4 P3 {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?

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。
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6 f/ v$ A, N7 {+ [) r3 GM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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; Q2 i% R0 }# Z& E" V- ^# T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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