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。
. _( z+ @* A! m6 i/ b# \
L: 嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael， 在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

' A  B& A2 \, `% w6 p1 xM: People normally drink a large beer that is usually served warm.
, t% _. t0 o* O
# A5 Q7 y9 |/ i+ R& K2 H) @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？

4 F; ^* I+ K8 K; L% Z8 _M: Well, you can order whatever you want, but I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.
: }  L1 S" A6 N* {
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？

7 [9 I/ D2 a7 J/ ~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！
4 X1 l, F- L7 j3 N) c. T
! Y/ R0 |( w% ~3 IM: Yes. But don't use this word for big things. For example, you would not ask your friend, "Can I bum your car?"

& F7 e/ h1 J  P, {9 `% qL: 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 K  q+ M& `/ m6 g; \' R* s* f
$ `, C  Y1 ]( |/ J- {M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum or candy.
1 W, U* u9 I: X% T6 B& G
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？
( o# V8 x: d; F: ?) [) L
5 N: [( w$ b6 ^* x* [" @8 D; wM: No, small things you don't need to return, such as gum and candies.
  S; G! F7 _) P! ~* q5 t
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。
1 p3 D" m# c: {; E* I
8 N1 n% S7 L1 R7 rM: 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.
1 W5 u; N" G3 ?* O  D1 W! F) R$ T& a
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.

. H0 V; A6 x* P6 cL: 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!

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。
% `" m9 A! L. h5 T$ W# v5 @
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.

6 J& O$ E% F: Y' D6 x% Z5 _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.

) w2 ~% ]0 f# t5 M( \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.

. Y9 `# q. \) A* M$ FL: 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。
0 z& A9 V. l7 g# n. P
% w3 u  j# n9 ^  R0 CM: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

0 k8 z; Y2 U3 v: I9 K6 L& aL: 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.

: Z* b- F& i! }0 t1 Y6 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?

% K* p* ]  O6 c0 Q3 WL: 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。
' \5 N5 D$ q) `+ A- g
6 ?! G" x, S/ M. e: JM: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

3 ~2 w% [7 T$ E# T, ~+ L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: