1 W f: B) r3 g0 a* j) f; J2 j+ QL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ) W+ _0 }' L2 w4 y3 P" j- V 0 H: e7 B$ _4 N6 RM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? " a& |6 s6 [* ?3 l4 r 9 c3 ^; d2 f( D$ eL: 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？- |7 B; F% S/ i* a' p
: y5 A) m3 K q' l" c8 IM: 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.* L$ D- |7 R' U9 w6 A+ n. N) `1 k
# U( P% p! s2 j( }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 n& t# b$ Y' S9 } / K6 W" q; v' T% F9 ]) yM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. , T) E C- F* g% x' U. s5 `5 H8 e3 _- m# S0 ~6 U8 f
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？: D! B6 \# N+ P* 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. - G# @; z, ] [9 [' q+ s1 P8 ~" @( _
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？ 9 R3 B9 K9 Y3 v2 E Z) r 3 A! k# \! K7 K% l6 ^* ?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. , _ J' Y8 Z0 ^8 t( L, v/ ?% X# C) Q& F) _( T8 z
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。4 T+ s$ s4 Q* I. A, ~0 e$ i1 F6 s% U% p
' Y; F4 `# }0 C! p% J$ {* RM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.3 N, {) g$ E% \! M8 R
5 X- L3 |4 L# bL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！* ~8 H* T6 T9 V" ^# {
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！/ e6 ? S1 u3 Q5 _3 h# ^* z
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 9 ^9 ]0 i2 O; }* X8 l5 f; r$ x9 N% o8 |1 v1 T {9 Z
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？ ! U+ G6 m, I. a) ? Q& y6 {/ C! I; I) o! K
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. ' i$ H3 i4 @* U; w* g: j2 S8 h/ z; w9 d8 i4 e! t- y
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？2 C! G2 K. h s, ?) g3 K2 u: A
( S6 Q$ t9 e! s( L, `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.2 x' E& X: C4 X8 p$ q: v
' E" l2 I- w: A+ |+ i. fL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ; Z1 v1 ?% S9 `* N6 ~$ U! L$ o+ c* Y* b, G, }
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.2 V/ _) Z( }) \7 I, g( ?: J0 y) |. d! K; x
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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？ . S2 F* @- k2 G0 i 9 i( i8 h/ a( _) MM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 9 c0 U# B0 a$ Z! u; x ?& h+ C' m) @
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。$ n4 [, i+ n6 e& t' D' x Q
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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.7 s- P4 R" ~1 m2 |8 P
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