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4 K, R( s$ M+ x) t+ c7 {- L/ m1 }7 bL: 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？ ' u7 l8 `# |9 Y) p( [1 k$ L* L! D1 l/ |6 ]5 v
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.+ h$ H& n2 D0 n. O% b+ R, a# N! D; J
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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？; @- i8 e X2 s+ |
/ }5 J3 |" K" i4 [+ _1 _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.% j/ q$ W0 R6 z' Z# ^. B
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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？ 9 s% n4 ~; C( o; w2 z 2 m/ F t6 O" J3 \# I% }; i! U" zM: 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.: ?, S- A. i6 F4 c* M6 ]* P
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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。 0 G8 U& i8 C0 {: @8 h2 p' I- A, v- M1 h/ I
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. / h( \' V+ S4 U" R1 B( x' @! }6 Q
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ % G8 N$ d% i% H( z1 R 0 u5 ?4 ?- O' v) @. t2 ^4 v(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)4 {4 c* Z2 q& n3 c4 Y
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！& l' {" M( m t. N9 F6 ?/ x, K
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 1 r$ }, p; K% _6 D& ?& Z9 g' i4 q" n! W
L: 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？ ( Y" M% h- s- X5 [3 L) |$ j8 Y ~9 N
M: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer., X* |; w) \% X+ t0 x+ ?
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？7 m( i9 M' R6 u) I9 F
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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. h! f& N$ l* _+ k R& S
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 : w4 [& K. R* h# g$ B* p6 q 3 |+ S5 w: s: w6 J0 }4 |) L% j' f/ jM: 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. 1 P( m/ g M" L+ L0 A8 ]. y# p$ @6 R4 O5 X% k$ G6 r6 W5 K& t
L: 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？ ' c. n" X+ ?; {- v9 \' K% @# G/ x9 {; v
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. + Q$ Q' ]0 o7 x- b * `! H5 [( i3 P0 rL: 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。. Q& Z, h4 K/ b- e( S! L
. c1 S4 D# b; j UM: 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.- U. i3 _( U! u; @9 y* N6 {5 n
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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！" I' W( n* O/ P! K5 m
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