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。1 A1 E4 S. _6 I7 C3 ]3 ?2 B
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！, a- c& [! B2 v9 F* y
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? + K4 b" h& { \ T1 F0 k5 Z : G1 R, s# T; X# O# W9 `7 }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？! u1 J9 o9 T2 w& w8 D* H
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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.1 m/ }1 C+ T6 ^
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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？ & l; s/ S9 k$ V& E5 q 0 H7 J3 _5 Z2 r/ Q J) EM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. % z! t. k1 G; z3 T# \$ x* i% o/ G: o# E" M4 j4 x
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？! P. Y9 e3 h2 R1 L" l
7 x" E8 S+ y. `7 {! K+ V" N" YM: 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.: m/ T; b. ^2 p
( E% ~! O7 I) AL: 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？& S' O2 V8 Q- |+ y9 _. ^. N8 B5 h
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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.+ P N! ]4 {. a o% \$ V
- ]' }( C. u* b/ z( C+ V) oL: 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。; H2 q1 @' X% q1 b
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. $ T6 _7 k) _1 W: J; C4 y& r% _8 A, ~5 J! s8 J. ~7 I$ [
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！: d+ x* T5 j! c/ @; K
; A1 ~7 ~3 D2 U' I5 Y9 iL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ / ]7 W$ ^ I0 v4 w, o2 N' j+ W- Y) M
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 3 F* W5 Q. P9 |6 C% ~2 ^4 [ _' h" C8 E0 _, o7 Q. H
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？' j% h% i. v1 ?8 `$ r* i) e
, o3 Q; E* ~+ tM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. : e$ J& E% H: ?. f7 p+ ~7 C 8 x0 |" b0 P9 l& A9 uL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ . g: j# u" D! U- C % L: o6 ?" w8 EM: 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. k9 r# K- E4 y" ~6 |/ X* e" ^ Z
2 C( |) s u. Q! i0 dL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ' A! T+ u7 [# b9 E X, H8 `. i, c |. X& b, i- j# F
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 i! v# e. j+ w3 c
4 M5 x: |' _5 {2 Q7 n* v. a$ [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？' ^" \& Z6 |, F- 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. # F2 v: h) z3 r8 P . W( `( M; m) A& ?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。0 s, v; w% t S/ d. ^
, j0 i$ S6 w8 E* |% 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. " I" e& d/ }8 U . H7 [: c7 w2 v9 t6 H) P) Y; BL: 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！ ( B5 d1 \6 }7 a8 e* o+ y- B/ y : i* h& f5 R& h, P. ^+ W4 ~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。 8 g1 C; m; I6 \6 x7 sAudio as following:8 w) m* a% ~9 f
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