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。
" U2 e( Z4 [: `0 ]( s* D
2 ?% Y9 x5 G6 ^" n- ^% xL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

M: 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？

- }6 x  d! u0 P# J: I0 RM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.

% h' i2 F6 y  C9 G. @- U! RL: 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.
9 R/ j. z' X$ G% g1 x
$ `- h& f2 C- g5 {, JL: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
) g) P0 u. Z: X+ c5 L1 s5 f
M: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"
# C: b. @9 C( A8 v* W- r
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。
) J6 H. U  |7 t) m
3 K6 U- V% ?( E5 KM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
" e" h/ P' A. S2 H0 t
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？
# ?$ U! Y0 d/ p' m/ H! L% V/ ^* E
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
6 R4 H$ C# V- _1 E1 I9 Z, {
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。

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 E/ f6 M/ s$ x. C
( ~& |' J) o; l$ ]# V% Y6 `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？

$ _  _! J% U9 l8 ]M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
( s- ^/ V, z  ]
" P0 z! Q9 W8 e0 t% s3 ^, C2 C- wL: 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。
1 _/ Z$ o! _& Y& K4 C
4 b$ q) W/ F9 a! wM: Okay. Two beers please!
! m7 p" w, C; j, W2 p, p
* S1 Q5 T/ f6 G6 z" ~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。

( E* I7 |3 h$ J' P& j5 OM: 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.
; |" o  V1 R4 U( e" v; C  J
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？
5 Y1 R' A* \; n2 d1 X- z4 F
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

4 h- q4 _( _9 @$ }, S5 k, [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？
, K% y1 M  {0 b+ T; {' R5 P
( V5 Q4 X1 T: G2 VM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.
% V5 C2 p* W' |& U8 O3 T
L: 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。

2 i1 t1 x. J6 L6 FM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

- P2 o1 W% B6 M/ H+ SL: 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.
  I* p3 [- |; }" V0 e. x
% A) Y' Q5 e' y* 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?
" y* z5 {: S+ O, M7 h9 x' G, ?
( h. M, y+ b5 Q& U  @  b7 {- P( 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。
# v3 ~  k8 Q/ Y6 y3 \0 a6 o
  }1 [- j8 E' r! \: }/ DM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
+ N) S& h3 U2 S6 X+ ]8 K5 t
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:
& ]) `& y5 I9 O0 p/ d