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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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+ j8 r: Q" r& _! w) G4 cL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!) t2 }) s! T: ^1 j  F4 A5 d$ Y( e
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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! _4 A$ y3 t4 F$ XL: 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?
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+ u' p0 p( ~) V% B; e# ]2 sM: 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.& |9 j) n, x' E9 C& |" O7 w# R
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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?" I' B  m- R4 K4 q
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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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 [+ K* E& s, Z+ 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.
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- I+ f  |! j7 c6 b; w/ q( d5 IL: 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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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.
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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。+ T" z7 U/ b$ k- S1 ~+ d
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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& I  B  N& K4 J0 T$ p* b. k; K1 v(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)$ J. u( q& {  r8 M$ S3 L/ {  [

0 d1 _# j; v8 v  m9 S) x7 IL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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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?/ m: }+ P' A6 _- r3 U$ G+ e; D# S

+ D4 o3 {; P0 n& V0 V+ [$ B( a3 uM: 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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) k# k6 M  F/ nL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?
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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.) L6 \1 r# ?% |7 g+ C* Z  p7 V
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L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。' ^: c6 `* l+ i7 ~

  H6 C# W8 g4 j8 H) J7 lM: 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.7 T( _+ B+ s$ Z

" [5 A2 n" B8 E2 [5 d3 l3 i; _8 C9 |8 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?
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2 J& c' p( R9 a1 k" D$ {' DM: 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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: B3 h+ U, v9 L0 N- H; K3 NL: 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。
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% r6 y7 t4 C7 eM: 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.2 I) Q$ Q2 j* U1 U0 T/ k' z' [7 a- h

% k: Y2 n6 ~0 o9 L. K4 x# RL: 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!* L' m! A6 j' c# d* [

" n- x) N# Z# Z* `: ^# Y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。9 E* [: q, i, F; u, H- \  h* _
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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
* Y# K6 P" ]5 v! Elandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

& x- E* K  T5 q- O8 w7 TYou are welcome!
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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
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 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
* {$ o' z" k" ?雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

6 N7 @: u1 R3 z6 v+ V, {That should be "strip off".
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