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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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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?* ^: W5 W+ A) i

, J! y9 U2 _4 j4 B6 s8 h' D4 aM: 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.
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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?
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; _, p# S3 H3 N# S$ QM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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# U$ f' d2 C7 V$ M9 o' U) kL: 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?$ [0 _- {$ y5 M; e7 i
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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.
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' S" O/ |* Z) w( `2 l' [0 B6 Z9 w) ]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?6 E( N& t' r+ c! W" s6 e6 E
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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.
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0 y+ o: l0 T8 BL: 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。. O! m) T5 t1 J6 o5 m' U; Q5 s- p8 h

/ Q3 H& m' c' \4 i- ^  v! MM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.# J$ i5 o1 F6 v5 }) B, C
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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" @- D* s( n0 X1 g1 h! @1 H: CL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.: U7 \+ u/ y) T# c4 y7 y

. f7 V# b7 U; g4 dL: 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?
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, U3 g" L. a% A7 V& O  _9 cM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?
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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.
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; B1 Q; e1 b1 ^$ R1 ^0 K" LL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。+ L: h1 L1 Z0 _$ H$ M# ]5 d* R
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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.
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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?7 w$ L2 o* }2 B+ f! \
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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.
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: J3 X5 ]% N; b3 t; GL: 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。, i7 C# k: o1 c% \* ~( M) u6 _
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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.
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4 P% V- h$ X2 c& K" Q& }3 T( 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!
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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。
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
鲜花(77) 鸡蛋(0)
 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
- x. I& g) p2 M. @9 |* D% X8 Plandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

# x) L7 q& Z* a% Q" z2 G1 KYou are welcome!
鲜花(163) 鸡蛋(1)
发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
9 t* Q! w: g6 l/ U) B8 i8 X- A& h雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

3 n+ S( P/ D; ^5 L4 a$ yThat should be "strip off".
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