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。2 E& `5 f# l7 C
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！- }" _2 ?7 J$ c, s$ s
3 M$ ~0 Q" `! s& n7 bM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? # _" W7 Y5 e2 N ' A) w3 k3 A) D' \* \& A5 V: ML: 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？: q' z; B6 q `# ^" y
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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. + H2 A' R1 m" F% P! M8 U. J+ n4 [8 P7 E' y) [
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？) x" \, z: h; \9 G: Q! o
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.5 _! F4 l* M/ X c! k
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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？ + P4 g- V3 A& @$ ~3 N+ t * [4 a" m& v6 x; [; IM: 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+ |1 J7 [% Z+ k$ _7 v0 w4 C: g& ^9 w8 W
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？ + T. e' I+ Q& s8 z; r1 z7 {+ r3 {1 X# l
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.0 `. {3 n: p( O/ q) I; q" Z
( {) y; g; \. V6 LL: 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。 : t1 {6 Q+ d: C) y8 `; k% V' C# l* c) `) m( K
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.. F# h# E- n6 F8 k# v! B/ q3 @( l) V
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. Y, Q6 |3 X# m+ b5 [6 r9 n/ z5 E
9 `* J& k2 N, ?' RL: 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？ - ~' h0 Y/ f, J; n, K . u" O+ X" u& M/ xM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 1 w4 z6 ^3 B& O- w* B# @4 x& v* Z3 M0 K2 \) p
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ ' t! |1 ^# n$ {: }8 O3 ~0 g1 n9 I! O, Q/ X0 k4 ^2 u& |
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. 7 q- t n$ i7 @" d' q! w" a7 L1 N7 X. U. g D5 t8 C7 ~
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。5 O3 V ~9 M9 G. V
& P" ^% _& H; c, f2 F' e9 EM: 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.2 @( Y9 J# _; X+ @& W
( i* \4 P) t& FL: 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？! n* K5 Q9 w7 h" J+ p |
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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. 7 x! N1 A. x+ Z 2 O, J! A3 q5 lL: 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。" x- M* ~* U8 l0 O8 t0 Y, {' R! z
/ C# v( [7 U! B% e- r& mM: 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 e0 q s% I+ X) n. {( ? m # F1 R% k" D/ y$ n4 U5 I CL: 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！ ) Y3 f, k8 }5 |; ]% W* n4 F! a) \8 j; g' U. t" @
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。, z$ J& g" M, k. ]
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