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 O4 G6 O. _) z+ }1 C1 C% ]
! ?1 E: W( ^1 \0 Q+ fL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
8 w# m, ~6 q3 V' k/ C
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
7 h& z. O1 H1 b5 e; j; E
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？

M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

L: 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？

4 Y2 Z  m: P5 _4 ]9 rM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

7 }$ K  h  V' I: Q1 tM: 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.

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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
5 b- _$ o/ V+ o) U2 D; G1 Q: m2 I" Q+ t
- C9 R' E/ B$ J* o6 y6 z. AL: 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.
4 d- H* c5 F+ a' @2 X- f; F
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？
! u$ Q* r# I+ P5 l: Y- H8 b3 R
( q; V( x; b# s6 U1 k1 pM: 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。
$ v8 ^; O/ @# q& W2 R
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.
/ V7 z5 _' z# o0 P
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？

* o, P5 I. t% {4 T- j1 ?M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
/ L' C* d- w8 G% P
3 s, c4 A7 b. ^' ]" o7 d9 \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？

; o+ P2 c* e; |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.
- X& a. ^( S( f/ X+ \. s
  Z0 ]& j' _  c  J, L0 K$ FL: 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。
) o3 R/ a& ^3 F* n, D: u
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
# H! X, D1 s% z# n+ {* |# [8 S, W; d
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.
1 ?% ]2 N/ Z! V) ~
8 l% j5 j# F5 O8 D( NM: 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。

, q( N. j- v6 ZM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

! t. k* `1 F5 q" f- n: 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。

: y9 U1 L0 F6 I# y& CAudio as following: