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。

& p! b8 \, y5 U! nL: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？
/ M% b) a, z. Z* C
4 s0 u  x/ M& V- ?  {M: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
4 Z& F8 i/ i, y5 j
9 g! q- L  E1 W! 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？
/ J" U1 W# D# r) A; {/ C
. H$ n) N" f+ GM: 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？
  F" d1 q; Y6 G4 G) a7 o  |! ?+ _  `
M: What I mean is, can I borrow a couple of dollars from you.
# j* b( E( G( Y& i
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。

/ B7 I( R2 v  a% s  _M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.

: s' R# w, }$ m3 p1 Y" B4 tL: 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？
: L- X% y- {) f2 W
M: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
7 T8 m2 a8 [1 n
, ^  @' U% v; E: ]# 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。
$ O3 Q2 y: G! r9 U
9 z) s* g, h- E6 Q! n9 v9 ]# o5 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.
+ P, g' l) D) I6 l
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？

M: Yes, if you will let me bum a couple bucks tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.
! K/ d9 I5 I9 D
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!
- j% }: H2 {5 w- ]8 K4 I0 u
1 \8 Y+ g0 E- m8 z2 h: _8 k& `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.
5 ]& `% l: H# E5 `; B- Q2 }6 O6 {+ E
% A) U9 L2 X& N' }' H( s# L6 aL: 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？
$ v* U" [' u9 y' [. k5 U6 N1 H
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
) d& g0 N+ J( i4 B9 y3 }
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.

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。

M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
; `, C6 c- m3 T7 @& b
/ e% K" h9 `5 S/ V9 c3 \7 F/ GL: 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?

L: 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 e/ z" a* W' m: h: |, S
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
" Q, a8 w4 m- o4 l1 V% b
; W6 l7 a0 B& H3 ]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 G* u/ |8 t1 W; V- l; ~
& S' ^+ R- B* |6 a$ {Audio as following:
. M" f' z, c7 D( f+ Q6 `