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。
% U' W# W4 C. F: F$ A( W
. p( j1 L* Q* }7 e3 t3 wL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
* l$ d: c$ ^. T. `
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

: D* q4 o$ k: q7 NL: 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.
0 F  D  b5 T: j) u# w- ]
- ]& w+ Q2 h7 I$ mL: 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？
# q* u8 {# M4 ?6 M2 r
: T# L# P, |7 w& g! FM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
- ^; k7 e$ B& t- ?
* M1 x/ ~0 W9 FL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
" J& b5 i( h/ M
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

8 ^/ T. c% S) m8 C# P+ XL: 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。
5 O! D9 O8 ?. l3 l5 i9 D5 C* ?
, y5 |$ ~0 g. t2 n# KM: 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？
! j7 v' ^% R, S* U6 a
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。
# h; u/ [+ }' }" x' F# [, }
3 `6 C8 z- |& n1 ~8 YM: 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.
' j: Q- d0 W  Q, [! V. g/ l
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？
5 k5 }3 p* ~+ h. C
" O* P6 E2 W8 F0 F/ fM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

1 Z" E" K% z: H; Z# d# y/ aL: 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!

3 Z6 N' [2 a8 A/ G. VL: 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。

0 E: a( S- p4 B4 F; OM: 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？
; a# Q) ^4 M5 \% i3 y, `, U9 k/ M
' O% _7 _  N. AM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
: T& G5 ^' a, `, T0 a
, |  L+ j$ [9 B8 l  E/ O" ?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.

4 _# `' `1 a- B6 r2 NL: 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。

M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
4 l0 `( s  }% i1 X
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.
* V5 a8 |; `5 W( m3 M
* [( d8 @2 Z( j8 N7 |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?
* e6 E( X! p, O( ]: c: u
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。
9 x/ ~6 K9 o  n
: ?* J, e3 i3 r  G4 |M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

; g- ~  R' O, P& f) B) i; r7 }, r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。

- `3 Y6 E& F" s7 }# jAudio as following:
+ H( N6 w# H9 ?8 \( [, j