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。

( ~+ ]3 x6 `! E* y/ u* ?; AL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

+ I5 p9 N' a1 |2 Y& N$ a; MM: 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？

% D" F8 z0 D4 H) A/ T6 AM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
: v7 {8 m% i4 v. k, x$ s( `
& [+ |6 J! h7 O" ^" CL: 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？

M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

5 a8 }+ v; J% p. k  A( x3 RL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

% Z, R( ]/ n6 W0 ~4 W( o2 xM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
4 q: z* P) L$ L. V2 m
4 N' p2 Y. Z- 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。
% u& O6 c- }8 o! N. {
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
/ y$ x# ?# A$ L/ u( c
# x  m" q' }( ?+ I- Q4 H9 R( fL: 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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

& x. |' a  i! X4 G) q4 [. [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。
6 Z: e6 o/ _4 E' e! l: h( [9 }
5 Q3 h3 D& q+ Y$ i! i/ Z  qM: 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.

" {7 W. j9 R3 @/ p) [* }9 JL: 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.
( K8 p  t  N# J6 V! g1 L% D
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。

( t/ A! i8 |! _; Y9 k& WM: Okay. Two beers please!
2 Y6 b# g' A8 w$ \
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。

1 D) O" A1 U) h1 T1 tM: 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？

& v! I9 h9 H& j/ b8 r' J  i" M' d. {M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
9 |  V& m; R* K6 I% e6 ^
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.
* Q! W& ~0 x8 e6 j
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。
/ l. ?% N7 X+ S* F. h3 i
; o) O" z( v6 z; J+ o7 e+ TM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
( e& e2 `% s2 k! a+ _
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.
7 b4 ~* O- ?5 i# Y7 l5 e
) j: s  o+ M7 K7 L. F7 ^9 [, D. DM: 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?
9 [% i4 C* _- k4 i7 J
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。
0 i3 S$ w$ J, m7 _$ i7 z
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
* |7 S8 q+ n3 r3 y# M+ y( u* d0 n
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。
4 V7 i9 h( E" f' d, Z
Audio as following:
; m, n" b/ B7 `9 ~+ F