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。

# g# K: I( V: G# n3 Z, u& [L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
' u3 K6 t+ S  F  ?' c- s
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
1 l; v3 X4 q# r7 z/ v3 s' A
/ r5 r: i6 s4 b9 ^& ?9 W# }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？

M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
; `+ U' D0 M1 \1 M" n
2 ~- o- C$ N" \1 z4 SL: 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.

5 x4 L! x2 M0 [* b( }! oL: 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?"
% Q# E; ~* K/ 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。

8 ]0 E; E7 n6 d% ]: xM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
! p( a- Y/ w& k3 |5 p7 z
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？
" F5 f0 }0 A* h) U% }
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
7 \: m3 i! N& n8 F8 w0 D
8 Z5 y% h; D/ V0 d; C2 v$ eL: 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。

; I8 y6 l$ `6 K3 Y- PM: 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.
3 l! D0 V  s- _# b1 o. |% M
0 Q( C* x0 E, v+ }- wL: 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.
% i( q- v9 l5 Q4 y- d  V
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!
5 f. m3 {! M  I. Z# C4 h
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.

- e1 h+ v* ?& F9 U  |; uL: 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？
! x/ m2 s* z1 `+ f* R* S
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.

" n+ ~: K( T, C% |0 c: AL: 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？

# E& B/ Z9 K0 ]4 _3 aM: Yes, that's right. Let me give you an example. Your ex-boyfriend always smoked cigarettes around you, that was a real turn-off.

' B% ^. s2 |9 C% M  H5 xL: 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。

M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

; O' b0 Z; w* k/ ]2 b% H4 {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.

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?
! x! f0 n* H/ u% ?! L
; E0 L/ c7 F0 |5 O9 CL: 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。

; c: [7 Q/ Q6 k# `M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
) i. E1 j1 E2 C) L' T+ J
7 X! ^* [! M: F) a& C9 }7 z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。
9 _& r, X3 [1 G2 W# P5 E
Audio as following: