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。

8 n, {  r6 ]  H" h$ ^2 B2 HL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
# u9 u! N7 p; r
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
- ^- |( U& U0 a' j8 m$ 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？
) w) @- V( t4 S
* S2 x- V3 ^, l' U  I! kM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

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？

M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
; y0 Q, U/ o$ j* Z! H8 P  i
% i) p! Q+ o2 u! _9 b/ _3 @) cL: 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?"

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。
; ]. l3 w/ Q, \$ `
" O/ I$ _$ V$ E( `8 G9 Y1 {M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
& k( @3 U1 k% D# j' U% X2 o6 t" h
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.

, z( }1 f1 z, d0 `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。
/ p- P" J9 x5 \; o) L* i! i
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 ]: H6 P+ s  a  ?1 Y0 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.
/ ]5 a* x& I0 u+ X9 E( G. W3 x5 @
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。
6 \" v& o. S+ n: L' X7 {
3 V% Q' E+ j# g0 |5 k# C8 GM: 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。

6 {( b, O; F; m  ^# [) O5 i7 y2 j  gM: 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.
+ s& p# ]  G6 H/ F3 W/ z
. k& A( Y( c1 D3 S& h9 t. @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？
% O* T( I* Q5 Y) M
/ k% V8 @% p0 ~  d7 K) PM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
, `9 r5 `0 X0 d  ]
8 _$ s% q, r, ^) n! R/ T/ V. v8 aL: 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？
9 ^* `0 \' c: L; f
4 }8 j! B8 U5 ]0 `  c" lM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.
0 S7 g. j( K0 z, n5 h& ?
3 Q' i/ Y2 }$ ^5 S" m0 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。

# M, f, J& o) K3 z6 W$ g% @! sM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
" K  k0 b$ e! w/ g
% _9 c  L( p1 TL: 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" S% O' m1 c7 n- q) e2 l8 zM: 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?

) H! ?! w/ [$ h7 gL: 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。
8 p: v! O- K7 _2 B  J
9 N5 C  ~- p3 aM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

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:
2 v' w& U, b- M