L: 我以前有一個(gè)朋友，每次跟她一起出去，不管去看電影，還是去喝咖啡，她總是問我借錢。
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: 你也碰到過這樣的人哪？ 等等，a real turn-off? 這是什么意思 呀？把什么東西關(guān)掉？
M: No, a turn-off is something that repels someone.
L: 噢， 是一個(gè)讓人討厭的什么東西。 是不是指一個(gè)人的性格里有什么地方讓你不喜歡他？
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時(shí)候老是抽煙，那真是討厭。
M: A girl I once dated always interrupted me whenever I was talking. That was a real turn-off.
L: 對，你告訴過我，你從前的女朋友老是打斷你的話，讓你很討厭。 我還有一個(gè)朋友把臟衣服在房間里到處亂扔， 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，你也把臟衣服到處亂扔？你要是不打掃乾凈的話，別想請我到你家去。
M: Ok, I'll try to clean it up.
各位聽眾，今天李華從Michael 那里學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語，一個(gè)是： to bum，意思是借錢或其他東西；另一個(gè)是：a turn-off，意思是讓人討厭的地方。
