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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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1 ?+ k) l, O4 ~+ F! \L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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1 ~9 a  w+ u# b4 E8 xM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?8 E% {( i+ R7 c$ K0 D+ U

' V; K/ D. W, }( R: t$ OL: 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?. i" ~1 C9 Z) M# q! U% o
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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.
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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?7 i1 M. {3 j2 n9 l/ I/ h
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.+ U( ^; P% Q* U% K( d0 D
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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?, `  @0 S3 S! x# e+ `5 `
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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.
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$ W& A6 }- ]: B: P  v+ CL: 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?
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/ V! o) B- w, C# tM: 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.8 _: v. E1 d/ A8 B! P# g

; L, c& o! s1 S4 }2 rL: 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。/ D8 T! n: \( ~

' P: G/ ]5 |( q& R1 ]M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.2 U. x' r: ~) e

% ^2 r) {! z( _L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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& ]4 _, K+ o/ e; _. ^L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!# t( c. ]! u% L8 Z7 H
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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( J6 I; f, t/ W) S- M* dL: 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?! _) `& `  J3 @' ~) S% i

4 @: z/ w6 N& E8 r8 Q3 c/ ]6 T, |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.
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?3 }, P" i9 y5 E: f; O1 ?
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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.# p% C/ \  h5 R3 {; s* U% X. O6 m

; F0 a6 x- \3 C- z+ j$ R: m  _L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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。! o4 @6 f, A" P, I4 s1 p2 ]8 o
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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.; K: W0 J# d/ b$ U5 _$ F0 E; W
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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!
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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。
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
. w4 @7 B/ x$ k/ n2 ?landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17
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You are welcome!
鲜花(163) 鸡蛋(1)
发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
鲜花(77) 鸡蛋(0)
 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢5 F6 ^7 L1 |( ~9 U
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

. a+ a: F& ]" lThat should be "strip off".
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