; k3 H3 P! C7 Z! `! I9 bL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 8 }" I4 |4 {$ l0 w& y! f8 T( U& \ / @" {3 c& I9 i& H+ S" E- xM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? [0 _* d3 _9 T7 z8 M
6 g9 V5 R: v1 f( C$ ?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？( P3 }, I; b8 V5 t4 Z% K& k
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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.; R g5 l) p1 H1 L) d
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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？ & E& W1 s6 Z j" a2 `% w$ s. C/ w% g* n) r, Q) J
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 1 ^4 f/ V9 f# q% n: t8 q/ b8 f2 I. A. I* t4 A* T
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？ b6 D, G# f6 U6 v* _- T
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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.. J5 g9 T3 [4 g& x' b4 D( ^$ ?
- C" l* c( x# R1 U 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？2 ?9 L* E- F2 b
9 F+ h0 X% ~8 BM: 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. + w7 o/ c, d( S, o# U7 c8 z 7 |$ G) {& w7 fL: 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。 . H- K$ w6 f9 c: K( Q ( y# w* R- n7 q; p+ PM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 7 G) t" V; ?) d/ o @$ Z ; I. {% G- `% k X( o- q. [ qL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ % C8 B U0 E: R6 \- |, n; U - h2 X) ?) m: c* k0 t+ ~8 h(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 9 \( v3 Z ^/ }7 D! L/ C7 {4 L 1 h3 T1 e# @% G B( @L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 5 m+ M" g" f! s7 L. x" k " c U! s' {/ MM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.) B% @* c( C# e5 ~! O1 v
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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？- }4 I% e4 }$ e) j
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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.2 b% i! [, w; n' X& B6 S+ H
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 6 ]' a4 `: i p- }: f- F 8 H. W% d, E( L4 ^- c ]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. ; X4 w& W6 A5 T" B; r* D q9 r# {4 H/ ?$ w2 E9 O# o+ t X
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 . I) l9 J3 a+ j( C P% a ; x+ W% N1 V0 l* H) H1 ^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.+ Z2 w h% k2 Y4 I
- ^, b* m# [# ^1 Q+ c$ F; wL: 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？ N$ k" z1 @ d6 D% F/ X& O% }
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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.6 q4 m+ F1 E- r% p8 H9 l# H
" A! w7 t* w. l- w8 PL: 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。* D) A# j. }" K/ N) c6 e' ?' c
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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. ' u3 C2 N1 p$ u$ N7 t! R: W7 ^- a' R
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！9 }( C$ `2 Z. N5 p6 f2 P6 F( s
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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。0 Q4 d* W2 A* e
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