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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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今天是星期六,Michael和李华到购物中心去买东西。李华喜欢买衣服,Michael喜欢看电脑, 所以他们决定各自先去买东西,然后中午在吃饭的地方碰头。今天李华会学到两个常用语:to rip off和straight answer。9 ?! k6 j8 n+ o0 n

2 t& ?3 `' F7 ?* g* HL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?- t) {& [7 n: ?: W* d

1 b7 }6 U: P/ V8 j6 X+ [6 f4 ?L: 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?
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6 V4 S- ]- w' s' ]$ aM: 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.' Y% j. M$ h% v* |; X4 ^

7 x* Y0 `2 H4 E- rL: 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?
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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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?# B0 X6 H1 v( i* P6 t

* L/ ?& m/ \& r) Y* w4 a+ G6 jM: 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.
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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?
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5 ~! X. _. s; Z1 \4 D0 FM: 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.0 a+ |. F3 g* x6 o! F
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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。
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* j! r" i. a" i; tM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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6 a% E# h0 J+ d(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)7 z* n2 M9 ~7 p. P1 }

7 p$ I& j5 t" M5 [2 }L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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" Y% n# o( k' T9 S: F# @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?0 {. e7 j3 `6 n) _: \

$ `! G: S0 j% RM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?* J; g: Q/ A5 O7 U6 }$ R! y. Q7 z

2 b! p+ t8 l$ MM: 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.
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L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。) b3 K4 r# h! R- Y: F! e
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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.
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/ X2 r7 U: c7 |  E% T; xL: 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?; E: e* Y1 q9 N% T
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M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.
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& z3 F6 u  M3 _' A- D/ U- UL: 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。
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5 r  D5 X2 e: c/ cM: 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.5 K# R- t& Z3 g& Y2 |7 Z. |
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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!
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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。
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发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you9 D' |3 {! d) Q
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

. V1 S# Z3 m- i+ S. `; U5 UYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢5 f$ `; u# N2 {+ L7 D0 n
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

9 R' o& m  c4 \8 ?9 OThat should be "strip off".
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