1 m$ N* t) g! h0 u$ \- PM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? / d z/ ~0 ^% _1 _( B0 f. w/ n' 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？* y7 }+ M- l: k* |, G) V
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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. % N* c$ C7 Q. J" N5 c& Q* W& m/ J) a8 V* J- J! H% o4 |. [1 K
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 R+ Z# k0 z8 F* c, x r6 L3 \/ x' u* K# s
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.9 p+ ?* L, o. u+ _
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6 i6 S! v8 s b! m7 T, r1 K- gM: 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.+ k& I# o0 {# Z C
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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？% }1 l, x7 x& Y0 L! F. P
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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.; d/ {( `: Q6 k6 ^+ Y) Q
+ i }- C1 s4 d1 ^8 f5 UL: 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。! X4 J+ G* @( ^+ m
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 3 p3 A5 b+ c5 C4 c( t8 ]9 w1 t" |, E8 H
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！* Y& Q! _4 e0 S7 E
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ & d! p: p' t. A, ~0 x$ S7 Q6 j! W1 Q8 K8 k8 o ?
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ; A& t- Z: P2 W2 a2 z# m3 e8 Q @! q/ | , K) {+ f: g' z2 {; mL: 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？" A7 J9 [% u d8 t0 M
9 n7 S+ v. S0 f, x! s/ jM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. ! M( V- A! W8 N7 q' [" G . O" S) j+ v$ n0 S2 r+ a/ j/ l; nL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ # `& M' ]7 ?. k' @1 ~ Q) G" v ( a8 m& D6 H1 h6 w% }) ?; MM: 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. & F+ }# p; j1 y5 w- C. _' M + }: [8 k) f E' AL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。) W4 y3 T% E+ Z _( p
" Q# D8 P5 _( g5 h _. EM: 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.+ H) E- Z8 _# a. g9 a
3 D- ^+ ^4 u; h [- _7 z+ O4 s8 RL: 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 u3 A! X2 k' u8 b& C0 [! O; J. N, [& R: Q
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 8 a0 m* v# h% X: K 5 `) U( }6 \7 uL: 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) n$ W# L& q K# A2 e & L& k; i# M) M7 T' }3 o/ E) {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. 1 o7 a$ K: [& b* }: T0 x# K& f2 _+ O4 Y' s) N7 \
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！7 }, }: e! b! \! u' W! T
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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。 |2 P U0 z8 {* i# g/ R: g
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