) h( r" k, l0 c. d2 @4 H, WL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ & h+ [" C% Q7 _# {% r! P! D6 a# Z+ P5 J5 m9 ^
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? " J7 d/ Q" W' g& Y% ~ / N" G k* M- q" J8 BL: 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？6 F1 E* M0 ]! ?* N- ^, ^/ ]' W
* k3 x1 }8 d& mM: 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. $ l$ b! d1 s0 O9 g7 }7 O+ r, z7 O& p3 E' y* u
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？: J& E* @, {9 Y' [+ X" M( ^
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.- r+ O& z& T2 K6 z; ~6 S% G' i5 H$ |
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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？3 i2 K( R6 Q' R4 c7 d+ g- v. \- }" i- a
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M: 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. % Y1 i( ?" l% ~8 q& H6 G0 v / R) v" S2 e: P. s2 z4 uL: 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？% h. U& k _) K$ ~% r
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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. * D% e& ]# V. f; H4 I! F/ }# c- G/ {4 g! ]5 ]+ i& i+ d4 b9 @
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。" |: Q: z- e* p. {' H6 E
' O+ D! x" c& c; Y7 M1 Y) O1 y0 _M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 0 e; Y, q# M! e! J+ v 2 Y: ]; I% p' L$ j- @: R8 r& o eL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ # k8 E$ l. O+ t4 \) p, [! q- I
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) : b% Z9 @$ ]& F4 m5 L" @ 2 X1 c' [7 ~6 z) f" u1 sL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！% K% d6 A4 l3 H% o: k1 t
5 P+ Z6 O, d1 G sM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.4 e+ ]8 m1 P# `9 G/ n) u' V5 Q! u
8 z: Q$ x2 C/ U e& x: NL: 我也不该花那么多钱。嗨，Michael, 你不是申请去一个公司实习， 他们会付你一些工资的吗？那他们有没有决定要雇用你啊？$ I+ a- |7 {: H3 Y6 h
: _: P+ W E2 X0 L9 TM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. & r2 Z# e# V: o3 n8 r. e }+ f" ? r' s0 S7 ~L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？4 |* _: g' v- a
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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., ~3 R+ w& m/ b. h! }2 X
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 # @7 R7 p7 E( a# Z + b3 K& `! D& D' s; r$ _M: 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. : I2 g5 V3 W" @3 [& H8 m. T 5 U3 e, U$ X% e. `: wL: 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？0 G7 g# B' S2 s p
9 [6 k6 ]2 m; F& E1 GM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend., R7 q* ^/ x. e7 L! c2 j4 n* Q
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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。 ; c7 e) ~! K9 @/ _8 N3 X3 Y7 J# f9 G: T5 p, o" r& r. }
M: 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.8 U: g8 Y) P, J, {% m) a- w4 \9 Q
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L: 我才不信只有我一个人批评你把屋子弄得乱七八糟。不管你家乱 不乱，我当然得去呀，我的书还在你哪里嘛！ 3 j; y* d8 X, f, R! [ ( q5 x* A2 M% H- Q) n8 a今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：to rip off，意思是受骗，上当；另一个是：straight answer，意思是坦率，老实的回答。 这次[流行美语]就到此结束，我们下次再见。 M4 ?/ n. M5 C6 K+ }! \" u MAudio as following: , d: V) H5 d F O
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