埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 3779|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。
, U: W# c2 \. U7 s" A1 _7 x/ z5 H! |8 p0 t2 w
L: 嗨,这儿好热闹啊!Michael, 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢?
2 m; x$ A: q3 O5 B6 f3 \% ^8 {- ]( ?+ r- U* q
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm./ y2 j3 y9 J3 e, v
2 B" W" q6 F) A! R  W5 X7 W0 N2 L
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?
4 u) }+ @  l5 Z. `& x3 T; A+ B* G1 u2 [% @, X( E+ {
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
, n1 y) x2 O- ~5 A2 l$ U* N7 t9 Y, `& @6 z/ A& r
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?
" B) a9 @( t4 Y) W: [. u! C! A/ i2 k4 g: R2 E5 Y/ T
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.) k* b. E# g, x, Q; V4 H

; a* z, j1 g" ^' A  cL: 原来你要问我借几块钱!
7 }  X5 N+ M! m+ s- G7 m0 b7 w8 z4 C" \. L. P- }, K, 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?"
- h4 I' k7 g' d8 L5 b, y+ P0 D9 o& ^. p" `) S
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。& V$ a0 ^2 T$ K* z- f# [

$ \" `- T$ F* DM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
3 K1 r$ _! v2 d" m) h5 B+ m" _* ]4 S% x/ }" K; ~$ O+ g  @
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?
* ?) }5 E4 A6 x! }4 K. b* A
! h* t- ]# l, H' nM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.+ S& R4 M  L' p' a( k1 ~: T  o6 l
/ }( y: W/ z+ z( Q( I, |: ]
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。
4 D: Q: \; o6 ]( L/ r" `& s" D/ f0 n- o7 h# y$ s8 m
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.9 U! O0 N' S( ~# w  m0 ~

' T, P8 @; h  _4 Y9 FL: 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?& G6 E: h' W% n( h) i8 J9 Q2 R
& v. u7 A- ]+ o: o- }5 f
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.4 P0 Q/ E9 ]6 \. l9 p( d& T
! m1 O  h7 D, H9 F) E- S7 F2 p
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。
7 S  l# L: m( U: P9 ^! O) h1 s7 e% P) f6 E0 x8 U& p
M: Okay. Two beers please!
& i3 @" ]( B8 i/ V" v4 Q( S  i/ s5 D. S3 K1 k5 u' 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。
6 ]! {- D0 b8 K$ d# Z/ `; T, R$ C' z9 j/ ]0 h( y+ j
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.( u0 e1 |% u$ Y) O
# ]( y1 o  L  A8 |: l0 s* W
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?6 Y) h# K6 M  j% s+ ?: s

, P+ z% d8 ^/ u6 \) W) pM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
+ `1 Q' v8 U) V
- U8 B% W7 j  FL: 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?
$ Q0 N6 }. U: t  J9 U
% U5 A4 Z6 S4 U/ m3 \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.- F  H5 h; I: n: \, h
1 m) J9 D0 m* h0 l3 O4 k9 @3 T9 y2 W
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。1 j1 H& D$ {3 T! @+ N4 \
  w3 K# \2 S/ L  I% l9 ]* l5 i
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
2 y* Z% F* d! N( M( B0 V* [
0 L0 s+ H: P' @& d/ e& lL: 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.
( V, K3 N. r$ w% e) q! X1 {+ ~4 p5 C5 z& b( S
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?, B  V+ O) @" m, \
) Z" {+ c: \1 D
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。
1 O$ [% T" e! l1 F6 C+ Y0 K' U' E" R
! Z3 z3 a( Q2 r$ ?+ L* ?M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.8 F% ~. s0 N- d

" w$ ~: D: `5 _) C1 F" P- l+ X7 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。
2 L4 R" k% \; A3 o5 y* J' p( z2 S, c8 ^
Audio as following:
- S! d# X$ P  G& a0 e! k- V


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, 2026-4-23 10:31 , Processed in 0.129867 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