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。

L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

/ M. b% E6 T1 ?1 O4 ^M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

- `9 V% Y2 g% z  `) Z0 BL: 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？
& s4 U! c7 U& e& z
M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
0 s1 |) ?, o' A( U
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.
, r5 x' G7 H% c* f
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?"
8 _( _3 D! V% z3 [- M
0 x. p4 v% ~8 Z9 Z3 iL: 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。

* u* L; z$ K1 x" Q9 ]M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

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.

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。
$ d% Y$ D/ Y. b- z# P
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.

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.
$ p& p5 L8 L1 i5 w
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。
/ k: C& w5 E/ I  e( `. b
M: Okay. Two beers please!
* x( X, F# g" b6 u
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。
$ C+ q  o1 X5 W
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.
) ^; N4 {4 a  m/ ~' F
! W' W) H& F# a% M/ w/ 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？
8 h- B9 ?0 z! N. g( P7 {0 q
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
8 \! q' u5 x6 `4 B$ e
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？

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.

- k( Y0 X( ]$ f* y; @' CL: 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* v7 J) o/ g0 _
' U; {, w/ _& r& a  H# a! F+ lM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

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.

# ^4 f) w7 S; r! pM: 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?
% v3 Y( J& B; n9 I
# q9 `" k* A8 o6 ~* P) J6 OL: 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。
. a  I2 g% I0 m9 r
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

6 I- V8 Y' R( t7 S2 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。

8 G& B- ^! K6 g( p! y; n" \- sAudio as following:
- B/ B6 S6 b6 _2 l