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。
. m( x$ A( ?% x
( g3 F8 Y# x" F$ I% {- wL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

+ R% F% A. G6 d% [4 E, g% E0 p/ LM: 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？
7 |  c' ^+ D* E7 n, Z6 o3 i
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

7 H& D$ B* t; k6 a; }$ {% A! tL: 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？
. p! S3 ^/ x8 n  f- r# b
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
& |& [* K: n2 v4 N/ U
( d' }6 @& Q+ R: ?6 C- jL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
) ]; _( H2 C: B5 Q
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
, r" X0 D+ W( k# h/ ?2 B* a
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。

' {  p- z5 E2 ]/ aM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
1 t8 e- w5 t% s; p
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？
1 k7 L* G) m2 A$ S
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。

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.

. t( c' r. [  x  cL: 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.

- d, l5 {( k, B" wL: 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。
8 H. u7 |, z$ P7 q& s3 s
8 l: [' h1 e5 h0 \# i. VM: Okay. Two beers please!

2 \% q$ ~! `" y7 F- R& O7 Z2 J: v# yL: 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。

* ^' D2 P+ q$ UM: 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.
; R' ^. z: t( c# {
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？
6 ^& [0 b8 X7 D
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
+ h# V1 z# b0 U+ H/ S" C1 D
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？
3 z8 l3 C, U* Q0 i& j, B
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 B) `! \0 h- d( @, {
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。
, S2 @* Y9 q( v6 d: e! k; O- P
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
& C9 C- {( Y! P, r1 f) S2 h. S
% n' k$ E; h: @% h2 B; zL: 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.
, o& R- v  @6 h
8 W3 i: a( Y) q9 a2 }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。
1 `  U* K7 n' P3 p1 L& F( p
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

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。

0 K, X5 ?) n5 Z9 w( }& QAudio as following: