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。 : u4 ~8 {( K% r2 W + t5 p# ^; w( n% h* mL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！1 n. B! k2 i7 E
; d( x0 o% p8 p! S* EM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 5 e1 ]. }& ~: ^" U% ~2 i& v) K) Z4 Y% I" P2 U
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？ ; x0 P& I8 u$ K% l3 R0 M) Y8 k* Z4 ]
M: 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./ d4 z7 o2 }8 ^4 Z- g$ W. I0 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？& u9 `) R: V0 J
% }6 C2 d( f" Y' hM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 6 R8 I1 h" ]& ^ ~ E 9 E/ @1 _9 B$ c6 _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？ $ V& s0 ^8 K- b" m" \; {, y / n3 k/ ^' ]) W! i* e; }7 x- V/ k' 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. $ u8 b" W+ Y1 j0 E% g. W& @! {" E) g" b: [' t/ H
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？+ z1 W; m9 w1 [% a& x) Q7 S) p
' i& _. ~; A/ J$ ~! aM: 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.) b& j' k( P. M7 O+ R" e, 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。 2 C% r/ P4 f; l# [+ B) d2 y2 j5 ]+ p0 f# m+ l
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 3 `0 q# ` h+ i# w; m3 E3 z, E; a; Z- U7 B
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！5 Q9 t$ V [$ N+ P" y
/ L" d& E) p) A6 D+ `' C' I# ?: UM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.' a! x' G2 p/ M7 x; Q( ~6 `/ q: l3 t
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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？ - s3 K* P$ z$ \3 G8 i7 m5 W6 M7 q& z7 W f( ^# J. l# F
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.' |, W1 n, e/ b' b ^
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 & G1 f% M* O3 m4 O( E3 \# M0 C- f/ H7 ~- l
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. 7 L3 |# G" C1 Z5 g$ n$ f9 ] C) d; i
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？2 \( G% }( p& b- n7 d1 t: T6 Q2 u
) @, m+ k* [) LM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend., ^7 d( V W4 N3 f' S# \ V
% p( l6 h4 m1 n; b" J+ k+ wL: 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。 i/ v, E) l0 ]9 z& k2 U0 t0 b- c2 E' C# C7 J8 X, v5 H
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.; F' Q7 s7 ~" c' O- T, r) 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！ : H9 H7 L9 Q I- q* F! h* Q/ M/ A( a1 N9 d( ]
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。( i- u6 g0 D6 [* E
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