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。
! f  E  B% g9 G+ f3 c3 z3 Q
" w% e+ c6 b0 {& ~$ v# [L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
) w. A% R$ W9 r( m, k! c
M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

1 W/ Z  u5 F: J; D6 v8 d- T9 g) 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？
- z/ Z; n+ F0 c8 B3 ~7 _6 ?( a+ a
( Q; ~2 d$ t+ e5 S4 e; VM: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
4 T/ f" |  M: A: I* F6 ]3 W7 A
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 b3 h+ q7 \# x% [
; K4 x& O, \4 wM: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.

  X7 N4 W% W% r4 C; v' n3 _L: 原来你要问我借几块钱！
5 [/ ^0 X0 ~4 V
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。
( J/ f/ t. s% b0 v. R
/ ?' Z  k, ?3 k" _: A4 LM: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

8 \7 h) }5 [& K! u5 e8 y! A. ?4 [  \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？

M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
( S  Q; w+ P9 R3 w+ J
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- j: I4 k2 [. X% F& x0 xM: 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.
# U3 E0 F- e/ z& v. P; N  g+ Y
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？
4 K8 ^1 H$ \$ ]  M
M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
7 m9 @6 z3 a! i' c4 K
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 w' s' Z! [' l7 F5 _4 X
" ^" L7 S6 |' s: y- ?- d6 YL: 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。
4 ~% C- r$ }- F2 F4 n' |
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.

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？

M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
! l8 k7 v9 D, H5 U# r  {5 t
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？

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.
  m: e5 ?1 K. K" @
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。

9 y* X! r* W$ d1 e% T/ KM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
8 ?4 ?+ ]+ w4 l
6 e# E- d: Q3 }* x/ lL: 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.
& W7 ?( a' s" p, [1 r& C
: W+ D2 e5 e0 E# M% U( V' \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?
) A6 ~8 {/ a8 d# c' n) V
- U$ I8 C5 N$ ^9 Z; K* b5 X- iL: 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。
3 O3 C! J, m3 g& `7 k
9 B8 n) u) X- F& i. DM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
# b& a- R' n. Q- L1 E. f* v
4 D0 z- O0 g, S+ f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。
# Z! z7 i/ g  V% m# y% \: D
Audio as following:
- H2 _) q/ m* v