流行美语教程 Lesson 17 - to bum & turn off

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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。

1 Y0 Z! H/ t; R! uL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
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7 ~4 a! Y' t4 J; j* c! s9 B* y. ~9 gM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
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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？
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M: 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？

" Y( [7 t+ k. tM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
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2 y4 q6 K3 i& u9 |  s% Z$ Q7 sL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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* h  }6 U6 M/ D0 R' t( |M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
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6 j8 W: \5 \2 ~9 s5 YL: 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。
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2 L6 [! D' o& i6 J+ }3 y8 l6 }M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

) u1 T$ r0 i  B2 A% ]% r2 XL: 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？

+ k9 W, E/ R& Z9 ?* s4 fM: 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。
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6 }# _+ W. ]7 U! a, `2 ?0 I1 W# @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.

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。

M: Okay. Two beers please!

" i( Q/ @1 _( I  I: H- oL: 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。
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) y* R- |2 y9 f- w1 TM: 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.
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- x9 G8 J; A  ?! T4 n: [, sL: 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？

+ Y: s# w4 F& d% K0 ]M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

9 f: C+ l0 X& n8 o4 u; L: y, Y4 X( y; 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？

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.

- ^: ?( W  L( @7 H2 dL: 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。
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8 z" L; \$ a4 {% f. R( W" }M: 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.

! E$ _) k3 K8 @, m  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?

% @& Y4 S6 m5 C% o' H6 X$ 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。
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M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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) L; @1 d0 N% p, `1 f8 W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。
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