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。
# k7 T+ k1 l! K7 R1 J! i
, U. X2 F# {( W. {/ G  j$ YL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
3 r! N; ~, i( e' a! v. a# f
5 w" {6 j3 K' ~M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
, P9 G4 }, X; Q( k! v, e  a: W+ 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.
8 s" ?9 ~2 x1 A$ A* R
# X, G/ a/ a+ z' R" xL: 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.
$ W* T7 s# i' N2 o5 @
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

+ z# w% S" j9 j2 }! CL: 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。
' ~. p9 f. R+ C3 z+ x8 Q
M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
% v% Y, L/ [) J) B/ ?
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？

2 ?# v$ |& I  I; m  fM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
3 y, o0 M) i3 K$ B+ e
7 @7 ^. z! N  E3 K6 ?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 q; V$ D; o6 u# U$ E
8 M9 n) o8 d2 ]; E0 l; ~6 `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.
1 o( {$ d" }& m- R5 v3 U+ G
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？

M: 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!
- C, p4 d) B* s  b7 U2 o) }1 S/ Z
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。

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.

- G8 E/ S0 Q& E& C) ZL: 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？
5 T: A$ r. l( u! S. o. Z$ S% T
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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？
% a, T7 p; K8 F
9 m3 p/ s& K3 x5 f+ yM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.
" L  D# Y' A+ m$ Q: k! U
2 t+ n% ~' a) b5 \  B* VL: 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。

! T' i4 j0 R0 Q1 p& WM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
8 D; x% o6 {# S! B$ a
9 t) I+ k" L. J* D$ ?9 YL: 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.
# b& {6 W- v3 V* v
, m9 T9 v8 z1 R  mM: 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。

M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
4 W) i$ l; o: k8 ~* k8 a% A8 E
  w9 q- |4 v8 A9 s6 E. j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。
: Q& j& }0 s9 |5 ?
8 w% c8 t# b& w. K; yAudio as following: