埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 3343|回复: 0

流行美语教程 Lesson 17 - to bum & turn off

[复制链接]
鲜花(77) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2009-9-11 18:32 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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。: S* L" ?3 ]7 l+ _' p

! L% e- B$ I5 z1 P" a2 Y, BL: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?9 j$ u, e% a1 ~4 m7 A3 X' ?( }" D9 r

  R/ V  Z  I: w+ yM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
1 u& {' O. L! h4 S' ]9 F9 y! J
1 A0 \  {3 H* ~2 C, |$ vL: 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?
* Z( \; C# V4 f! }3 t8 O
0 J' w5 z8 ?: o- Q& g" hM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
- W9 |. U. c0 Y0 h' J
7 t+ d/ e: W6 F* kL: 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: E2 j  |6 T# ]9 ]4 c4 _& \; w4 c: T0 p# \  j2 ?
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
5 J- y9 l' r1 z* v& ~. m5 M% ~# w0 ^& l% ?9 L- d; e3 C& h
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
  b! m" |8 |8 `8 d# ?# E* |$ \" O, I$ A3 Q  A: }5 E# m7 P
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"& L9 f( A/ M, f8 g, H: g% c

2 d' X6 I: m/ K% gL: 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。; r* t; I0 I! C, }4 k) m& E- X

% e2 ?2 Z4 `0 X3 i" V: x: YM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.' {1 j: I0 z/ S' Z  @% v

* ~( j/ X- A) d6 z. I6 S6 q( rL: 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?
1 y- ?2 g4 i9 Z5 U! M/ G, p" j6 ^/ U, p; H
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
* i; q) Q& G. C0 _5 f/ N( \
, m9 z2 t1 ], x; CL: 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。
* k, b9 R! E# c: J% h0 p0 O" F
. Q# k3 ~4 ~* X* S# s1 AM: 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./ X0 P1 u4 s: q# j6 ~, o) h" d, p

* E1 ~+ ?" S% {/ }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?
: _$ [3 W+ i& k6 [5 o1 K5 u/ V7 r% T! ~5 s4 a8 z( R
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
, m5 n/ s* y+ c3 K3 p$ y7 ~) R+ ~9 _, ?
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。9 Q7 m7 ]! P0 p0 d
* b  j! P5 w& n- k3 j$ X1 h+ L
M: Okay. Two beers please!& a2 r' s5 @8 J/ r" y# u+ \$ n" i
/ k% L- j' N9 @) l: }+ S
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。
) H2 g, r" q0 }- G1 ~9 L
4 b7 S( D6 H, ?5 BM: 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.
  Q5 a0 C# e/ {. u: f1 M0 `7 q; r8 V! N' N( m' q: K
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?
# [; I: Y1 h0 I# h; e, m. F
6 z& @! o& u7 l' V& @) j& KM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
% C. t# t5 k; X
6 I1 ^2 V# E$ [0 u' y/ e& v8 CL: 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?) Y+ K4 d! Y, k9 Z$ h& Y5 p$ p1 j
/ w; t6 m& c0 o9 c
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.
( n3 V* x8 q% T2 M; E& ~% a" ]$ r# H( U2 o% ?
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。
- o; t/ O/ j( M1 u( {' z4 m" Z& h2 V0 W+ _
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
8 l+ ^# j: h0 @3 N7 n4 w" r4 j
/ j4 k0 g* j1 k$ k' ?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.
5 }! h% O3 b# M/ v
9 `" o8 K$ j% [+ H( q3 jM: 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?
. j9 o$ Y" f) P0 O3 ?% _- ^6 |9 K9 v, j8 x; f) k
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。! z- J# B, X7 u. I8 S  F
% {& k1 x% t4 }6 Y
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.( L$ J" g  s# M6 [- T7 d0 I% Y, T

) ]4 B- ~# `7 |- b2 X7 Y/ r, 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。6 s" d- S! Q; D: G% I) L

# F$ e: s( X+ W. IAudio as following:
3 n) ?0 H3 t" e! ?  ?5 h


您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-3-2 17:31 , Processed in 0.129797 second(s), 9 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表