第17课：ToBum;TurnOff_口语学习技巧

第17课：ToBum;TurnOff

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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。

L：嗨，这儿好热闹啊！Michael，在爱尔兰酒吧里大家喝些什么呢？

M: People normally² drink a large beer that is usually served warm.

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 bum¹ 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？

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！

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。

M: Yeah, it's usually used when asking for something small, like a piece of gum³ or candy.

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.

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: 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.

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 bucks⁴ tonight, I promise to pay you back tomorrow.

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!

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.

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 repels⁵ 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？

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 interrupted⁶ me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.

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 learned⁷ 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。

M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.

　　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。

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1 bum
n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨
参考例句：
A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。 The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

2 normally
adv.正常地，通常地
参考例句：
I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。 My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 gum
n.牙龈；口香糖；树胶
参考例句：
We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.我们可用胶水把这几张画粘贴在书里。 Americans like to chew gum.美国人喜欢嚼口香糖。

4 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句：
They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。 They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 repels
v.击退( repel的第三人称单数 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开
参考例句：
His manner repels me. 他的举止让我厌恶。来自《简明英汉词典》 Her callous attitude repels me. 她冷酷无情的态度引起我的反感。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 interrupted
adj. 中断的动词interrupt的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted. 他因受扰而难掩怒色。 She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant. 服务员进来，打断了她的话。

7 learned
adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。 In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

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