" `$ C( ~* g0 q) F/ }9 S8 WM: 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. - d8 V: s! Y7 f, G+ O3 F; W- C0 Q5 a6 a: p
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？; p/ Q, M0 g: V* J8 g
7 g- y9 S- V8 F- l; ZM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.6 k# n) O( @! T! t
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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？ 8 w, z5 [3 p0 T5 g' y0 \) G9 T% U9 e0 K8 f2 Z' f# U; i
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. 5 x% I% L7 w2 ^' S9 G- i * ^+ S C% k) q5 Z& v" Y* hL: 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？ " w$ p! S1 q& x: z( n2 L! x% _( @+ |2 V8 X
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. ' J5 I/ `- S; M2 V3 M* e3 A" f$ h) `9 U' T ?/ L6 S
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。 1 W: o: g0 U3 f6 }& Z# d, Y 5 s; M6 P3 Y c9 ^+ fM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off." D1 i$ ?# C+ b( j) Q9 e
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！% O" C/ E8 Z* T9 o1 @+ a2 D
! r3 \; H4 ~- F! D) z(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) , K: o' z7 [0 V. }, K) y 1 Q, q2 W- L u/ r# KL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！; P z1 t' T% F' m& Z( C
+ f% Z* s6 g, D4 p# f5 T- jM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.: R2 w! T- G8 u+ O" {4 y
$ H/ J: @+ j' c5 a8 M( eL: 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？9 a, G: |/ l: R% l; p
' h: {; A* T5 b& V. K( r( `. MM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. + _$ o$ z1 B- J2 |- }7 n3 i% W5 I/ s/ T% X" l* t3 _3 m5 G
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？; |( S4 O) u' p( g' ^7 g# y
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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. : ~; D4 n. P: O% ? Q. A' m) m# K& \( b- r, A+ @) QL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 . F) p1 X F/ U4 z$ e) ^/ P 4 j1 o; n' y f; P9 zM: 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. ' A# }3 ?- P' ?, O( N0 }6 e " G0 s5 a: i3 B0 W+ ZL: 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？3 u& }4 L4 W% {+ I
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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.8 i: H* G7 q- j
# J) i7 Q+ b) I! d2 L+ T2 U. m# F2 hL: 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。 $ Y3 |0 e* ?! l4 Z! b) A( L/ [2 N( N1 j$ m4 Z6 U) R! c0 }
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.2 t- r/ W" M' `& F
. L+ k- D9 _$ S% kL: 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！: [0 y, R; ]! _( L* H" e
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