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。
" T6 m: H- s/ B4 O2 O
L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

3 P  U3 |  N) v- _+ ]+ t+ X* mM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

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？
8 n* o+ F5 a$ }1 r' h
. K& r8 o0 }( v' }$ GM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
$ P" w, \% \5 R# y* E
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？

2 d9 b- b1 i1 @% l6 y0 }: NM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

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?"

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。

M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
# B0 E. H; d$ @3 g4 \
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？
8 \5 h8 Q) H( I) F' d# p( m2 ~  v
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
4 f" z. Z  ?2 ^0 x
& P& w/ Z. b9 G/ A, z6 q- T' x% hL: 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。

- K; {5 u4 s, s, t; Q6 N% VM: 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.

* E6 D$ _( N2 b& u! _8 U: IL: 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.

4 S7 i. p- V: M; T/ LL: 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!
4 F6 d! U5 x& D7 L" }+ m) E, |
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。

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.

' y3 Z7 B; d" g: ]5 g" i% R" HL: 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？
2 U, t) |. J7 v
4 Q- m; z3 B2 UM: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

8 S; ^- p& Y, A. x% g4 nL: 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？

0 }4 e( w4 H4 E7 z9 |5 A& E  CM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.

! g; P* u# j% Q$ iL: 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。

/ F* w) K% l( v. K; E* f6 ~( nM: 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.
- |* ?& |# Y9 G3 i" @
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?

- Q: \4 t# X7 t5 E* BL: 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。

M: 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。

5 Y" M* ~% `4 H# z8 `- U3 Z7 r$ N7 PAudio as following:
4 O# E0 K; h5 i5 L! n