1 A8 U, j, D' p! B2 I, ]8 EM: 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.1 i2 F+ C* |0 I7 k
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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？( y- r2 ]6 v7 n% Y7 A( A
" K Y5 ]+ D, DM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.8 s, C2 k3 i9 w. K+ Z/ J1 ^5 B
0 X) j& m. _0 @4 ML: 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？ 1 t5 P5 S2 i. X% _, a3 S/ i, I! j9 Z: d# V9 t! q* J2 o( [2 G4 \
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./ _* Q4 F3 E5 b+ r, B& Z- _' L: u
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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？* H5 J, W, T. ~; A; j) j
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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. : R4 l" Y! ?8 W& n) |, b l$ q" i( [! D; R* s, |* r n1 n, [& m
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。$ {+ N% | {+ v& H( W1 |
6 F( ]- ?/ I6 J+ Q$ H q' l# M. BM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.+ k$ F/ T! f2 @, l4 }* X B( x
z7 f. n `! a4 iL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ ( c2 s. \9 E- o8 a8 E5 ~) l- u8 C/ T3 }+ E
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)3 c+ v3 H. h7 Z& G
' i& U, c' @) S/ AL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ / C2 C& Y1 g: f# A 3 b9 F1 Y: H4 M qM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ?, |! M8 h3 Y2 C# T' L5 |+ z- u
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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？ 6 Q' N1 u. C( [; W9 b% e8 D+ Q! y) H
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. : v- [8 Y3 _ f a$ b ' l0 \3 g3 ` ]% e0 I# eL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 6 X `" P! |9 P2 q# @. _! [8 m- K. } L* _. Y! q C. J+ H& m
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.3 d( l6 `5 e4 {1 E( }
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。* r8 u, K( d! V- W& c3 Q
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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.1 r9 p5 J& `. {6 ^. P5 D v
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L: 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？ 4 A. D b/ M! x j1 r( D7 ^3 ]: p 2 W% t4 X3 M. YM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ! s" Z9 ]( j& V8 ?, n 5 @- ^1 t! I, }5 Q" IL: 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。 ( B$ A: q8 O9 G+ U" g3 c4 g4 w( @% D% S. F
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. 8 y0 U: j, n- B; H: |; G1 ~7 }1 X6 ]4 g+ o) \9 L, K( V5 v
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！6 Q* Q! ~$ _- d% `+ ?4 p; n
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