7 z# a! \- U& _/ |! _1 w% jL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！6 f F- D: a( ?& c0 V
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?* [6 v4 R( q! z
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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？( T) [3 S. ?0 r+ A! }
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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./ t! f P# B; ^3 P
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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？ 8 v- y! F0 i- x* G' s. ^! {9 V- v) R
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.+ B2 H" F% \3 f4 \8 S9 y
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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？ U+ c% D* ^3 W* |! l6 i- J
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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. , L) { D- ~1 Z- H; m% `: k; P i" B' E6 C1 U" W# Y3 n( v( DL: 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 Q5 g- l; Q. E- t' v, r ) M" ]" B* G8 E' t+ [; SM: 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.# \0 r" {- T) z. \
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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。. A" c7 ?9 A) i+ `- m( Y" W5 p
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.1 q+ E- V4 D0 I+ F. u7 i2 C3 }- X
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.& a* a: l V5 Z
; a W5 e: M" ]7 T/ jL: 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？ 5 p: e" M6 s! u7 w! N3 Y* K: o. C : i) y* {! h+ _; uM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.1 L6 d$ [4 j) O9 i; ?+ w+ y* d
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？8 I/ R+ R/ N9 A" ~
0 }, l4 Q# r6 J* ~3 ?' vM: 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. 4 c% x0 m8 e1 k/ U8 \: \; M4 g ) q( T- J" f; s; Y: z6 |. IL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。0 f: ~/ J; s6 X$ H# j( a: H
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6 `, P. X8 M& p9 PL: 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？ E4 }' Z1 p1 T0 x- G . f% M; ~+ V$ R; K7 Y# R* L8 t/ i0 ?1 SM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. . H; i" O# Y+ t2 B: H: H) p& o
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。 . B6 u+ V, B; L# V. ]$ y $ o2 y/ U# C2 n4 C. L& T* m1 R- zM: 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.9 t2 e1 X( T: L( l7 B% I, P/ Y( u
. b; z+ z0 L7 eL: 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！ ) Y/ Z& S6 P( o3 g' x7 U. C) B1 n. j0 ]! g$ N) G; @( E7 W
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。+ X M( B" z& d: L
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