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。9 f6 J0 [1 B7 L( ^/ {/ a& U
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 5 l7 n$ }9 B* l 3 p7 b/ h0 `: N6 X+ FM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? H2 s2 a8 a: V' S( {
; Q: \1 f( @/ A( B2 m9 g7 J LL: 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 l4 x4 ~. r- N6 D" @0 ?* Z
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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. - m4 F p+ k1 L" G- F 4 t0 T- o! w7 L0 gL: 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？8 @3 H1 W/ Z% f% `, Q7 I
/ R c, h$ e8 [( rM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. # g) p2 C& c; J1 R# K, R( E& V9 n$ c$ k3 r
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？ 9 i& M9 a C1 {6 M) { ( T* D' n6 U% _ N g* sM: 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. $ W6 R+ Y% U, J/ n( M+ e& x: f; G1 l6 |2 [: z, n! c
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？ - @ |6 N2 z, p# m , d! G' f4 V9 Y; AM: 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. ( y3 y+ P e8 ]& N/ b7 w/ _1 _ 8 ~4 M9 \" `: Z! Y$ A1 cL: 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。2 j2 g; h. M2 o M7 [: O' L$ ^
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 5 O7 _% T$ S$ p; q / d1 O, Z( N- Q, m5 o2 GL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ P. Y6 A$ [$ C
$ h6 O6 w# D3 t- dL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ % F/ h6 ]: Q7 l$ ~( q4 ^$ o2 M Z6 c4 n, @
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.! E9 `! ?& y! D
* k3 O$ a" q2 tL: 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？" A( Q, Z8 S4 L6 K2 R, h9 `0 P
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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.( n: c, [% F# ]' @. K
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ + Y( T" z) z2 C" K; c: f - _! D9 G9 z) @& f c& \2 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. ( S$ [0 R U2 o$ e5 \, Z2 z @- u5 {
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 2 c% E) A/ G/ w0 N9 ^1 w7 S7 `' d6 ^3 N: @; N0 Q6 e3 V% [; o. C, j
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.* e& ^+ U; A: y/ N9 c) B! a t
4 F2 S+ s/ X S* _8 w6 IL: 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？6 s3 e7 Y' B) s V. e: _% `2 q- w& ^
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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.1 u, S y) k2 y
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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。 , @ }, N+ ^ \+ t& ~! o% N* R4 n7 e0 c, E, y" v9 F! |6 v
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.6 f) X) D3 K- K& x5 j
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