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。

L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
7 E, n# c, c+ V5 m7 P8 W# t# o
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
% N5 i: _( D2 o' \
: }- j! v6 q, W: A1 M2 ?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？
) {0 s2 D8 s5 I9 Z; Q
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
  Q  I, S- q+ e. |5 l9 n
) Q# \" P1 N0 I. pL: 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？

, Q8 V1 H! N) f4 K2 YM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

6 z2 [" }/ _2 xL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
" v% U  `( l* }
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。

& G  Z; x, E* y/ M0 G. z3 SM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
' B+ J: F4 G7 y& `/ ?
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.

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。
. R/ U# r& W: m7 m
8 N' Z8 g' x2 s# T! o+ hM: 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？

. q, T( o: m# O2 }, FM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
( Q1 {( n% Y5 ~+ A7 Z
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。
- V1 r! Z$ O/ C6 N
% ?, S4 K# M4 E$ \% F% k  [- C/ h( {- wM: 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。
  f. E0 G, k1 X( f+ @  S
( r7 c% B& h, _* H  YM: 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.
* |0 f+ V% Q/ r8 Q  `
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？
4 N5 A4 k+ f3 E0 I9 k* ^, d: I
# E( w3 }3 [1 X3 E* L) ]. D3 j% YM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
; t% j, A! q0 I, W  H% S7 z
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.
, i; W4 e: e8 Z  \" G0 }
& X* |5 I6 v8 jL: 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.

9 I9 b( N' l  G+ i0 ?  T4 U( EL: 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.

* l! j) ?% K. X% g5 VM: 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?
6 j5 x) {: ~: t% W6 v: ~! p4 d1 @5 A2 p. b
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。

M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

8 |: z& X5 W- o' P# n6 R, o) @1 d! L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。

Audio as following: