8 H/ S. g4 ?% `4 H F* uM: 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.# p: j( {# e2 n' \/ s
1 u: M- j) {% Y. }! pL: 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？5 Z, w& P5 z/ F5 |0 I
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 7 a, r' v! q- I0 t6 e5 I1 @+ G# Q, b M; y W" c1 H
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？+ i6 ?3 B- J* o$ D( b% L
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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.4 B `! d; g* `9 }: J Q
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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？* g @, J# G* V, R* _" {
/ t& S, g% ~/ ]2 D l% k; CM: 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. % I* g9 a% a/ s2 ~( g7 ~ 0 o3 m- d* z, d' g5 oL: 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。. g- W+ z/ K- ]& n4 q% l6 v9 S
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. / V& b( j, k) K) Q; y. c' q5 k8 c+ _6 V p4 y# l0 U# |$ _. B0 m7 k
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！5 R- g. r! x: U
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)9 h# Y( m3 H* ^' \' b0 H+ b
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！, q1 R+ C0 e+ e0 m0 @* A
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ( d2 t( M \: |2 [: l1 ^) N; ^: i- P( r0 r
L: 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？ $ x+ r+ C& v8 B' ~4 j& T5 y- u- R$ x1 I6 C/ E! S0 I# q7 |5 p
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. ; y: j$ Y2 _8 X2 H3 {- O, i( k* T; a: P% q8 ^( Y$ \( B
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？3 p0 J3 j$ C8 Q: t: R* T/ j' g
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M: Well, if you are looking for a straight answer, that means you want someone to give you a direct answer and tell you the truth.' N5 l- s( }2 \) J( m
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 8 r3 i w; e$ B) D. ]# Y( ?8 n 0 S p& s5 J! M2 T6 SM: 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. 8 `2 C0 s- b7 B% h 5 }' {9 x) T. ?) n! D) d1 z5 eL: 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？9 v V% F" K+ B
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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.- M0 O X5 h, H, S T; X" B
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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 C1 d1 B7 V9 e # Q; c* P. v# K, F' ]7 X+ W2 nM: 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 N2 z0 @( S! x8 P0 b
" S) L9 }+ P" Z: g- pL: 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！ & ?& z$ ~1 k2 Q3 M: ?8 J H: g" N' d: ^
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。2 M, C2 ?& t; M( ?/ ^6 P" q- E
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