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。 - F' v5 x: ?$ A$ \# I( z2 c" D2 p a5 W+ y2 n3 S. t
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！/ w1 t0 t6 O. M( E" z
7 l, u+ z/ l3 Z. j7 XM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?9 n5 R: `3 Z# v: z# q! B9 J
/ i/ w0 v$ @* ?6 H% XL: 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？ " m& Z; `' B! u ( j: B _8 w; p( y: cM: 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. ) K: V6 G# U7 u& H- t# Y+ { " I( `5 ?4 g: z& QL: 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？ : O5 }4 k; {8 p, x& m" d& ]. U2 o, ~+ Y5 u6 |. I' P
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 3 s/ d R' O6 \3 x# n' @% I2 P, \( w5 |9 c5 P
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？' B, ?# C6 G1 M. @1 M$ S
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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." J6 _2 C" O" ]: U i
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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？ # ]4 d+ W0 r4 ?: Z # o7 y! E0 a; a: E. n$ ]$ F/ i% S) eM: 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. $ ]. g1 J. T' s 1 L9 X) }) y5 R% U" r" q1 aL: 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。" k6 n# T x. v3 ^* Q3 E5 \" f
6 e' X; x+ O2 z( ~, f3 o" z- e9 qM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.9 K1 P0 S0 Q0 L2 M7 w: h7 O4 z
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！1 N/ R0 G/ \* v: g( ]
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) ; y" c8 b. V' Z3 D7 e k; p8 f5 k0 N; _, _
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！7 U+ C9 h: E& U, X' U. z
( V% t9 g5 A0 X4 G3 ?M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.. _/ J/ Y: Y5 u1 A- |2 C% @* |
& |; _2 \2 t5 }% k4 eL: 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- e) p/ N+ D5 H8 G( O( D$ y- r* `: h
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. o- _* l/ e3 S( S8 {; M
% a+ f% I/ p3 N% `. P! XL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 4 G6 G0 x* U( o; U: W 3 i2 g) V- M7 lM: 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. 5 v, z$ B7 J8 C# u3 p7 H% [/ K2 L
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 5 L1 f' h8 Y6 Q/ Y' Q ' _# `/ j. X0 a# R0 \/ P; AM: 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. # u& n# b& F6 G5 X$ Q J + I( k- u' g1 S4 d- D9 cL: 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 ~% d6 ]$ T; C; k" G
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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., r+ u) f: x6 ?! p
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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。9 G: f- I, J! U
- M4 X! x6 o# X8 q0 a) o" R+ z8 h0 IM: 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 [4 c2 |0 S, x
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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！$ b# m& F8 a* V6 J7 t3 K
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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。9 \5 d8 e3 ~+ e9 ~# C# L
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