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。

& k5 Y$ l- g- c* QL: 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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( w' I! o8 ]" z" C$ y9 I: U( SM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

0 n( i2 [3 o% O  ZL: 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？

0 e" P7 C2 B+ z: i; R% v- j4 tM: 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？

" X; v) k1 t  T; `+ {2 q4 g$ P2 |M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
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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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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。
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: V! u  E5 O% |( ]M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
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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？
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M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
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, C2 ?8 E7 t1 \- fL: 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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. e! k: t; v! E; W. T6 k3 NM: 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.
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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？
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9 @' V$ ^8 P2 e9 T( E1 A& iM: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

# @0 x- k6 J5 J3 ]7 OL: 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。
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, D& }" g, O6 ^M: Okay. Two beers please!
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* L, |! \3 |3 z, |9 q/ m, I: T; sL: 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。

" v5 S$ c+ f9 M5 `9 N+ v' _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.

$ D/ j; d( K1 s7 q: b8 GL: 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？

M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

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？
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9 P) ]$ O; {5 r! tM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.
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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。
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9 z$ ]4 N/ x' J: J% tM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
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6 E1 s; z8 n* G) T5 QL: 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.
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6 {& G+ n0 b, Z2 ]( ^0 YM: 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?
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3 }! r9 S; V7 Q# N7 i/ XL: 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。

* m8 M  a6 r, f3 oM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
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% @& Q, f" |% K7 i( A; A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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