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。 & B) c; {) X/ T3 \5 Y! ?( |" V Q6 z. r2 O7 a2 aL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！/ J+ v* d- _* V' o9 ~
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?! t" X9 n @! Z$ t4 \3 L B. t
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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？ + w/ g0 K8 c; W& X9 Q4 G- n+ w( {; h* \# T6 U; X% W0 k
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.- t4 f( b' H2 Z& w2 Z
3 x$ ~$ z# C- `! _' W. }2 zL: 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？ 0 B) g, R' j& t, U 0 {1 y. v; [. C9 [M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.% _" N/ y( x! z l
- ~2 A3 Q: M, n9 ~9 zM: 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. % I. \1 j5 s% V5 s0 U2 B6 ^+ i3 N# M+ b) ]
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？: ?4 {7 B3 n& O% W- n' I
6 }4 i1 Y7 V. M* s3 QM: 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. " `- ^; p) [ W- k0 M, `1 e' D. D, X( K( E% [1 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。 $ W+ D2 h/ ]! j6 X; f , S+ f. s6 b; y! T( \. ~3 z: FM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 5 O: G- H9 M( m. R F7 ?4 P- ] * [' e$ _6 n m8 e6 XL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！# s9 r7 }1 e1 O' U' \. j( v0 G
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) : w; o( z6 Q8 l# j- f# m8 ` 8 O# \+ a1 Q, `4 s& l# k" E q0 g f! fL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ $ l$ x# S: {4 M1 \; {) Q, S- R! Q# P# [
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 6 q7 K0 e& F2 c! Z& o4 i& x2 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？ * ^2 G2 Z9 h2 d8 t- s+ m1 g% B* O- Y
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. ; t# G* j) `# _* K0 \( `5 t5 V, A0 S7 }& A2 ?, t
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？6 m: U# f: ~' ]5 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. . p9 f% s" |5 w3 Y 1 c9 U+ ~5 d$ V9 rL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 & S, c; e4 x$ T7 {0 Z# q9 M F0 r5 \7 x4 h# l. C: WM: 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. # P, o& M+ q6 [: t- o 2 E) ~; K, R3 {% I" HL: 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？ 5 M) X# O3 S: J$ J. U! K7 Z. ]& ^7 m1 i8 D5 b6 D' M
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.( p2 v3 M- i+ k& t
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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。' Y) w" w$ x& \4 U% G
$ P1 B1 X' p/ e m7 C5 h# aM: 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 j6 a* d( B* e0 B( ?$ C
) B% J- {7 g. X# ~6 |! u, x# h" l4 TL: 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！; V+ m: W) E; }. N2 |2 r: v. p& a
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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。! ^4 O! Q* c O* s" |2 m
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