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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? : ~. E4 w; B- ?% V0 l9 v( r% V: T; {# _9 t( C2 }3 T# s N
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. {$ U1 R* k* p1 z9 r8 c 5 _5 K8 M) q5 e. d+ I* KL: 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? W6 |1 L) m# ~: j. u
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 0 _0 a1 R, t2 ~4 r9 a2 o( c ]9 m0 K z Y& g3 d% r) l
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? ) c- t1 d6 T& F, B 3 D% l" E8 Y; }. ~) kM: 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.9 b- C/ Z4 ]: q6 w( D) r! i
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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? 2 C7 w$ Z6 M/ T/ D+ L8 v0 \ ' `0 `7 w4 l0 X ] {/ MM: 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. * s0 P' {5 a& O* F# {5 |1 D) l. E8 l4 S+ q$ e" M( L2 R; }* @, K
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。: `: P" y5 _5 X. _, f, \7 e1 D
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off./ F% s+ {7 U9 f0 b& j( Z5 ]% F, k V
8 s# t y2 m0 pL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!3 q% I! j) k& u
0 e2 E9 x/ E; L, ?9 T% e(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 1 E' g" e: ^3 o! `# f% i0 v. h) [% s* i- H% e) G! o. B
L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧! : l* a8 ]: h v ' }$ x+ k6 D$ w, A/ AM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 8 }/ [$ z' D+ U9 {7 w $ `+ i7 r! }; P' J8 q1 \7 w; Z! XL: 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?; J3 K3 D: \9 U2 C3 t! K
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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.3 l6 G9 d ~$ w+ n0 X
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?( k Q9 \/ b7 w5 b; O9 v
B: {/ F6 ^) S& W; a7 e& h0 aM: 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.! Z, i, x- r) f b3 R8 Q2 o
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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.* W. z4 z& B+ @8 d/ M
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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?2 ^" d* T9 a+ ?+ @. V
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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. 4 I/ k) u" U+ L- r 9 D# c' @& `6 u; y- Q$ L5 ML: 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。 ! K. _ z4 p( b: M$ Z. j+ I# ?: ?" t( P" c+ `7 p! L7 \- T5 x- [. T% l
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. ' d& V( p& h0 \7 |4 {: u. l+ }, y$ e# v: z! s8 h! A6 B
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!: O, o* x0 y2 B/ j7 _3 p9 u1 ^
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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。 ; {! E% J* ]; y* g% [, GAudio as following: 8 m0 L9 I& v( Y+ O. Y