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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。* r' {- x# a( n
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L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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8 P" k% V1 z) s0 e& h) k8 }6 IL: 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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( T+ E& f  R. h% {! qM: 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.
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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?9 v% Q, ~) ]; `5 |& \6 h) M$ g5 [
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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?' c" N. W; X* q! L6 d/ q
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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.8 d/ Z- }# [9 P4 n* K
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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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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.
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9 _: l' T" M$ b' {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。( u( S/ @. h: S7 a' F

& {# Q2 @$ m$ ^* ?, G4 N8 qM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.0 @% V- ~- g# @) J5 i) d

- p' X% |; d$ E8 R# ZL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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# M# u- |1 ]* }" p. W2 w(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)+ G. ~$ F6 O4 z3 h$ h: Z" H0 W3 }
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!) V7 A# z; T, e3 c! h2 H

  W+ M0 U4 I) h4 k! tM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.3 a8 X  I1 W0 w
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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?- Y8 V: A9 A7 u/ e
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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.
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?
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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.4 X( n: x* n0 l* ^

1 ]4 B: ^7 I: [( ]( gL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。8 @8 v/ l! S/ K* K3 Y

2 f; _, F# A7 w, C$ ^, }4 cM: 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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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?% A8 @- I2 S6 w, c
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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.9 D% q4 M5 H% z, a$ b: }2 P

( V- M* M+ y, t. D% F- e# IL: 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。5 R0 t6 v! H8 \- C4 Z$ w) f. h

+ t3 h9 E; ?8 t: VM: 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.
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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!8 \' ]9 l7 g, D* V' l* X
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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。, D4 I" m; ^, E0 b3 X; |8 Y) M" b
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
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 you8 \( a9 s2 E" S" Q, I
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

5 Q4 i+ ^/ B: J! J$ KYou 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- F  [1 q5 e. x" K# Y+ Z
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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