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。% M( _* |% N9 g. l7 e. U
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ $ S. ]/ h7 Z2 F* [; Z , R& b9 l' a8 u# r) ~M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 9 ]) M8 d5 i& a$ d. m( r" X$ }, L) y4 T& R# T8 y
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？ : u7 d- j3 Q6 L# ?4 M- I8 T' f$ E0 p1 F! l$ T$ f
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.; ?( v# w0 a' s# r6 h- k. `
3 `: O, r: v0 F4 O# S, |+ B% H; SL: 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？ # Z; f5 N7 `5 v; e5 p% S; r+ D9 O4 f0 Z6 C& l3 f! l
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated., r$ A, _5 ?- u# z/ z
& T8 T/ }' H4 s, ~: j1 F. GM: 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. 5 q ^) Y, R$ z2 M* \0 h! i5 k # B6 ~6 V( w+ d: Z/ Z8 o: UL: 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？" N5 U: [2 K" C" B0 A
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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.: }/ H/ D" h8 q) l6 O, U
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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。1 y$ B4 }' I6 J
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. m$ V" z% i/ y- P1 P' O7 a4 G( e' a# p6 Y
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！, p+ N' @) F5 l9 z3 C* Y/ C, z, C
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( W8 n: D% y$ gL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 4 L, A, [' Q1 L) b: l: M. F" `# q
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 W, e y' h5 m+ Y$ u0 n
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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？* L: D9 V3 |6 u
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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.4 ?0 u. ~4 ?1 S4 b
) Z: D3 l; E% Y0 u' LL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ $ M1 r# t3 @& J2 F2 b; B% J' ]) u8 q" C& P) G1 }
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.3 L+ F1 I& x1 q2 N$ l9 b. e
" u+ |/ f& O3 ~0 F$ o$ m" UL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 1 E0 ~# ]3 u0 l% p( `) y) P& `2 O& {; m. A0 }4 L# ]# J8 [
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. 5 _2 K3 f, {5 @& l + D0 ~$ C5 o8 I7 I( q% bL: 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？; O d+ H- |0 m
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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.3 t' F5 P0 j6 [0 r; r5 t
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L: 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。 ( `' J3 G- i# k/ N; W2 C- G7 u + X7 z8 W& \( ~. ~; H$ p6 c' x& SM: 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. 6 W9 O) d! {* { m# r" e5 g. O8 s- f- @4 C, m3 h* }4 J
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！" \4 }6 g. O$ ~" _0 ]$ y2 {% T
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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。 r: `8 Z; v' n) L$ o% A5 }
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