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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。+ R9 n) `6 ?5 _0 G. e

7 O  S* h9 w9 t! j" `L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!4 j* \3 F6 {3 H0 X+ d4 I/ p

5 A$ R* F' B5 U* G( I4 yM: 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?) \6 }0 S9 ]  H$ C( o& l; H; s
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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.
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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?0 f' c& Q* e. d5 w) L" J6 o6 U. A) B( `

! v% X7 |0 M! x! O. t0 X* @3 p5 h# bM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.9 d( k$ p9 I% G' h3 L% D" o; }
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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?) m* h4 w/ T! N! M: Z7 `1 `# |  O0 a

' A' r. {* c, h6 I, |8 L7 U- l7 zM: 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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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?
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6 l& K4 N, J/ k( x/ s. y( bM: 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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+ A# r1 ?* f0 G8 N2 FL: 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。) `" u' x/ b8 y' A6 r
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.) F1 g) V6 u% o/ ~  B7 U8 S
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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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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)9 }3 b/ m  c8 i7 z
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!! a$ W% ?2 ^( \) T% o$ T' F

, O( o9 |# c" k0 l2 YM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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. j- h) [6 `: S9 a( NL: 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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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.; J( A5 R8 v8 l, h9 T' ]9 v# @/ V

1 M0 ^% \0 ^0 B+ p5 U3 N, Q& lL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?
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" h: l5 f+ e( H* TM: 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.! d7 i8 h0 |/ G' c

. D: c% _# K6 L3 J4 T5 \* T) j" O* fL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。' H$ W% c! N, N; u8 {! ~

6 o. r5 y& z( ]* c. mM: 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.* t) j/ h3 W% y9 J. L
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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?
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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.2 n2 @' ?. [4 h: Y4 a* H* f

+ v& y: p2 P* @- O$ pL: 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。1 r# z" N3 `7 C6 j& B' H) {* ~
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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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  b7 L/ a# k. e5 X* lL: 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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# D$ i$ a3 [9 z2 L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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发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 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
, J5 s; D- q2 P# _! plandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17
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You are welcome!
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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
' N- G- `. ~& s+ `" x; v  C雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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