' [- |3 E8 K4 [* j9 o7 M; DL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿! 1 n& Z* |* k* E. Q4 l; v8 N* B 0 _+ b+ ^9 ]' c4 Q! A% ~M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 4 i) R! E7 m% `5 g1 D6 v1 K1 _; N" k3 Q/ [
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? # x Y8 p, y1 f2 Z. E$ r ! J `7 K: m) dM: 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; r* g% K) N3 ?/ B6 |
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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 N7 z8 G1 b R, y" j' a 5 y6 b. m8 i6 C. P6 \5 q& lM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.% x/ F( C5 t5 s6 x
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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?! a! v3 P2 K: O: U" z+ E
7 d5 q; Z* s0 @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. 9 a7 U$ }( J4 r( U# t- k! J( e" w' F9 o! v+ f6 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?7 s. x Y# [3 z8 U5 A1 F$ G
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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. $ a/ w0 Q4 T0 H/ m3 u/ [* s2 T L, r) w6 `6 G
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。 4 X. Y& t) }3 K3 r5 U% Z* K" J% X) Q& J, c2 _
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.: [& [6 C0 x7 c! l: L* ?
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧! t- J7 ~- `/ y$ Z2 B1 ^: i4 e" [1 q# w; J
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 5 Z5 K) i) {0 v- I( F3 V 1 C* Y/ T5 w* D1 T9 W( \1 a; cL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!+ U9 X# R4 b' ], h* n9 Q: c) D
; x: a. |. k {: n& r: o5 jM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 e* I: f' I; \) P; V( G
, Z3 k) z7 x& V2 u$ ]* ~( IL: 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? : O) P" t2 v5 U" i# D- c( p0 i1 h" f, I0 F9 \5 @" ^2 v8 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. $ W9 _+ b z" n) `* t# j% h% [! H, K
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?; y3 Y: x& C9 a% g& Y7 K
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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. 7 _9 W V9 C, F- \' Y/ v' `3 H# e; Y* S+ h2 i/ m
L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。: R* }- u5 d+ t
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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.5 z1 @' u0 C4 t" |! a+ R8 x+ k# \9 y
9 l) o9 S' `. k8 C( q% YL: 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? 4 Y% ~: ~: J, D8 m* U) h : d; n& I3 a5 Q* fM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. Z# M% @: w; C$ g$ T) j1 I. l' i& z
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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。 2 t1 J ~+ R- A& C6 A% H0 Q$ l2 V u& `% c
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." n0 M7 r) ?) Y! i. T: C' |0 t