流行美语教程 Lesson 17 - to bum & turn off

Xbfeng

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。
  k/ b8 f% g. r5 F9 j
L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
5 e) `. w4 \3 x3 J( I: [% b! P7 w
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

* u* P5 k& `7 D7 l3 h+ J7 X  DL: 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？

M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
5 d9 G* Q$ {0 w( W
/ D/ K3 N+ X& Z3 j) n8 RL: 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？

) y6 O3 c- }, s' U1 G, s0 b9 \M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

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。

M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
0 I6 E, v7 n# f1 J1 e; j4 \
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？

( c& w' i9 b0 m& A8 vM: 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。

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？

# s0 F% W6 a2 h& O0 MM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

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。

M: Okay. Two beers please!

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。

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.
9 r# _6 P4 t$ g, I2 b. `& q! P
% V: W' N$ p: S+ D7 U6 Z6 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？
& ?3 U1 }+ c/ T' _
" Z  e' C9 P4 A- B( B0 ZM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
/ \1 V+ Z' k1 V8 g3 ]5 q0 j$ {" Y
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？

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.

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。

0 h2 l' l& W* TM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
& o/ V8 h: z: U4 }
: t' H+ K5 D5 I' R) l: mL: 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.

6 O. X% r- \; C' r1 sM: 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?
3 M6 V, D0 U9 z4 Q0 G9 @
- g+ W( h7 y" P5 }& m, KL: 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。

7 `/ p! v' b) n8 Y; y5 x+ K+ N6 AM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

5 [. _$ G4 }7 l# s4 j- N6 w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。

7 y: y7 V6 J3 @: `* L: sAudio as following: