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。3 f) Q8 s* \! ~) p& u x. H5 ?3 L) p
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！$ n% T1 N, M) k* D
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?3 o0 r7 w- `: L/ d4 Z' a; d
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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？ |. e8 s; l+ c: z x& @6 i. i7 n: g5 _* n# K+ Z: D0 ^. Z/ W2 n" T
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. 6 [7 P' ], z _% ^% |& E) K, ]7 p, c- x
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？ 5 M2 s, A* ^3 Z* N" h* Z, e. h& G( E ! H% p% Y% `* F+ ?2 [0 lM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.: J! _8 W9 ^# Y8 F/ ]+ b8 I4 U
: Q o9 o" B! D$ y2 f$ R3 dL: 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？/ M$ `. p* b8 X2 {, e- x
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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.: Z0 d: F* F: ?: \, P
; l8 ?+ x0 L2 X7 h) i$ NL: 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？ $ P) i5 J0 f3 z0 g1 o M1 I6 D# V; J' O
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. 5 u% G& E6 T2 Y( u" Q5 C3 L. J- G- o6 V
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。 ( D# _9 m q9 d3 ^ 9 X* U- y4 j# c4 D0 ?3 RM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. t+ ]( p( L `- x' h3 Q' T& w0 w2 R
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！- I. Y5 g x: x4 {' a) E& o3 [0 \
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！6 r3 C4 [4 d& V% j3 }; `- s
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 8 x+ d" S9 u, z' L9 u' B2 y; ]" U5 l% P
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？ ; U( Z+ l9 c5 X) e' t7 F& S' H ' x4 C; H/ P W) t m" OM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. ( f- y( Z, ?- `5 [3 L7 t2 q" o+ G5 S/ D) `1 k" u9 j6 P, |! P9 p/ r
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 0 D& H ?. N, R* P- C1 s, Z. h 6 U9 b, r) H3 e* S/ q' T4 X B: iM: 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.6 a$ z8 M/ B# T! A( E6 n
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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 k9 v: |0 k0 m- 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？ 5 G) [/ V" G- M3 z/ `3 F' `8 ?& K! p- k/ `, h( {+ @( j/ \8 Z% D
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 0 g/ @3 _0 f& }1 T: g2 f' L) \2 S. a+ Z& \* A( h
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。 0 R; \+ M3 \' e4 x2 U 4 I4 A+ ]+ m8 ]3 ?! j. w) xM: 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.$ }4 ` [7 A( i# r$ l* }% V* |( l2 j
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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！* b1 T0 o. D% c
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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。 3 o7 [6 _$ W: q+ z9 ~' d- s. EAudio as following: , z( j& b$ } g5 w$ o
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