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？
( p5 E$ |8 ?' J) A5 }6 B! Y! _
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
' U" I$ o3 U8 C0 f/ v
1 Z8 h; v& u3 pL: 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？

/ F- U: C4 _6 ?* G8 ~. @; DM: 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.
- T5 o( v( ^6 l9 K3 h
L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！

7 ]6 v/ X! d' X4 {3 m4 QM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

+ o, {- p2 Q, i# U" U' hL: 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。

$ S( J5 M! ^/ Y+ L6 ZM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
' N# a4 g  G$ ?9 |
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？
; y2 M( l( c3 v6 I, k! w- |- s. N
. x% a9 H) X5 N. w4 {M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
6 x5 @) ?# n& t$ ]$ s
6 Z. `2 ]4 }: ^1 J, tL: 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。
! L, h/ S# Y* d% j3 Q4 h2 P# w
+ v# q# y% B; b; _* L* k& o! ]0 \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.
7 C& S% P* s) f# Y$ B- M* Q
, N3 K2 m7 V: h$ R- c* RL: 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 p8 f- p! w1 Y7 y
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。
  d9 V" m9 v5 x* S
0 w8 o+ N5 N" T6 D& g1 rM: Okay. Two beers please!

/ e# c' O, S. B/ `3 z" y7 _- z( uL: 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。

- O* a1 x+ g+ [7 O1 o4 J2 jM: 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.

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？

9 f, T9 J8 R4 D% H. dM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
/ ~/ h) F+ I# c/ q1 B
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？
$ V$ @& e  n# g! Z+ R0 Y7 \
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.
1 u3 C: y4 B2 o3 n# `2 d0 r9 Z5 H
6 r% w$ O9 K- R* V! p! yL: 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。
+ u- g4 `9 [& ?/ i5 }5 @" H
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
. E+ A* g( S1 u' S% N, x$ }
- ?. }  z8 {7 e0 nL: 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 a% Y1 B$ v/ ?, j) D; ?# C
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?
. @" |; H+ {6 V9 y
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。
  D5 M6 X/ l' c3 b/ A
7 h' T4 u" H8 U- V- CM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
5 l/ ?* s& q/ z" x& E; J
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。

3 S7 e0 W4 U; LAudio as following:
) W$ r' t1 `) V4 p9 C- U