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。
6 M/ D* z$ j' t# _* R% {
/ H  o. I$ d3 s( DL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
) g) V8 n3 l. n: I) @5 c; I! m
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
# ?" ~  ]1 u0 B7 V$ {8 n! y
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？

; x3 N# L% e5 U) F7 R, r' o9 @5 P  mM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
' M& }6 f1 d( i; k3 `- S
: q. A* h* I3 E( L! ML: 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？
+ k% e9 e9 V7 l0 v( ]3 \+ v
$ v, k6 o. V9 X) UM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
8 d& G/ r- u$ m8 Z: |6 y
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

, f$ k  U9 I" Z) t# J4 ~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。
+ y  N" i5 V" [
# {9 f( {& d9 ?! Z* g$ ?M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
; ~; p( l8 B) D5 z
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？
* O4 [. k2 g1 E- M  S- P
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.

! K1 a5 `$ Q1 L8 y" s/ dL: 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.

5 ~5 X: n  d' d4 wL: 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？

. t! s" v! J2 C1 d# h0 h7 ZM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

4 @8 C% n1 {0 _0 V4 ]+ c7 CL: 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!
/ D# `1 A- q  w: ~- Y1 d$ l+ J1 ^# T& S
: X* x! b0 u* mL: 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。
5 E0 K6 R; s$ r6 T8 u6 A4 C
" v* ~# T/ g- a0 l7 _" p9 ]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.
4 F% M) q" I$ {1 k6 K# |
- i$ V1 b3 f. i+ ]* oL: 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？

M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
6 m1 Z4 b- c! M) h& `7 m% f
# e. {! U9 T5 a& Q3 r/ iL: 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？

" \% G. U4 u6 K& ^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.
% y! c2 a- |7 M1 y% d! }8 ]
7 b- f' H/ P5 i/ S0 rL: 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.
5 \/ ^+ u8 x- R- Z  f
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.
8 l8 k1 k& B. y5 ~; ~
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?
  w+ p  ~! y/ O) D: {+ I! D, L
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。

+ R; J. e# i% ?M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

0 v1 P3 v3 A, G" f  }; k0 k; c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。
' `" p1 K$ h7 J. b
9 s5 Q) K: {1 Y2 X4 aAudio as following: