3 f F5 k* o/ Y. j" eL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ & a7 c& w8 W+ I# e% q E8 {5 j , V9 W7 w' U' c$ c! U$ A( tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?7 R% z( L1 S+ ?
; k. [ Y: P; s" ?. T7 ML: 今天我真高兴，你看，买了那么多衣服才花了我七十五美元。那 店要关门了，东西全都半价。Michael, 你买了什么？ . `$ X |0 F; ~2 w . J! H# ] A: @/ |' ]- BM: I bought a pair of tennis shoes. When I bought them, I thought it was a good deal, but later I saw the same pair at another store for much less. I got ripped off.* D/ r q- D. H& ]$ m
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L: 你买了一双网球鞋。让我看看。挺好的嘛！Michael, 你刚才说的 最后一句话我没有听懂，什么是got ripped off? 是不是上当受骗的 意思？; O+ E; o) L. F, ^/ [9 j
1 z$ [* R$ p. a0 [! G0 |M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.* T6 R& ?& y3 v9 _
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L: 你看，我还猜对了。Michael, 你为什么不把买的网球鞋去退掉， 再到便宜的店去买呢？) j% D/ }* i, _, N3 t5 U) I, i6 l
7 ], |8 |! g# w6 LM: I wanted to do that, but when I went back to the first store, I saw a sign that said "All Sales are Final". So, I guess there's nothing I can really do about it.% k4 x% \6 S' c4 Y6 g) f6 j
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L: 哟，还不让退货，这可真倒霉。那你买鞋的时候怎么没看见不让 退货的牌子呢？/ s' W( d4 W& q8 I+ c- O; V" e% O
" }8 c& C, r6 O5 `M: I was just too eager to buy these shoes. If you buy something and then find out that it is of poor quality, you can also say you were ripped off.7 t; q/ A6 P8 o2 K7 o
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L: 噢，买了东西后发现质量很差也可以说to be riffed off。对了，我上 个月从网上买了一部DVD电影，可是我在看电影的时候好几次都卡住 了，害得我连结尾都没看上。" X( E0 a; Q) ~
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.& Q8 r- S( A. m% Z9 f# _
+ \' s6 W! A5 P1 X; o1 p6 Z- L+ mL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！; K" Q8 n% w6 i1 o6 G5 {: [9 s
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money./ S Z3 ]3 E6 S8 l
$ t' o5 a* |: B. sM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. # v) { W1 k8 }! Y/ G: y $ ^' b& t" N: g% J) A- K, Z: O% cL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？# A- n+ O8 z( g1 t7 j
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M: Well, if you are looking for a straight answer, that means you want someone to give you a direct answer and tell you the truth.9 \% e, Q9 A* V: b2 j, m
& A3 B# ?$ S3 ]7 RM: That's right. For instance, I could see that my last roommate was unhappy living in our apartment, I asked him why, but I could never get him to give me a straight answer.4 J9 |2 F" V; c/ d( X
/ @% ~+ ~$ o# |7 Y. mL: 为什么你以前同宿舍的人既不高兴和你住在一起可是又不告诉你 真正的原因呢？后来他不是搬出去了吗？ % Z% \. o, \9 A% o0 |/ C . M% u( J/ w8 MM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 0 U4 f) A0 m0 Q% k; Y% Z& I P0 `, U9 i' C* b7 _+ s2 @$ T+ l8 d
L: 他搬出去以后才老实地告诉你他是要搬去和女朋友一起住。 我 还以为他不喜欢你把屋子弄得乱糟糟的呢。3 ~/ q8 y! z$ `# O, i2 m. J
5 }1 i, F: z! h% y* J4 \% F* RM: Li Hua, I think you are the only one who is bothered by that. Well, this is our stop. Do you still want to come over to my messy apartment? Give me a straight answer.& g( |# ]1 E% b$ ^' z, E: o
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