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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!' S) ~4 R, W" A+ s' ]
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?# B  e8 g1 L: x' j$ z

5 q; {; _; ~  S) A: D% @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?/ x( }$ P! A& m6 t: C( {1 Y
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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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1 I. y) Q" {1 S" NL: 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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. x5 L, m) O! DM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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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?
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2 o. D- ^+ b0 o. K: ?) k, x, F% sM: 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?( u  Z' B; u- m, }: R& y8 X* C

: L; u3 S% J7 R8 n, zM: 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.9 U$ j" i0 @) c2 s3 D/ b
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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。( f, I6 a9 Z3 ]  T  V
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.; B' h5 a! x$ \3 F; P, k+ X3 s

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6 S3 V, I8 V" k# L. z) \(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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) G* B4 q: u: I* S+ YL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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7 b) D0 S6 F" [% lM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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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?8 E1 j8 V, @8 @# x

# ^: Z* y3 |( C' fM: 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. ]! {; E; k7 x
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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./ [( B4 o& c1 F) [5 l3 N! W9 i; E3 [

; y# N! ^1 v  T8 N& B* RL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。2 K- d, B0 d, c& t* q7 T

" f. e% P* F5 L7 c3 |- ]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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9 _. Z' S" r0 m0 r, n) Y* r% }. a/ M3 ~4 UL: 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 R4 W) B" ]3 U( G

+ n1 d6 m$ V- j- W! |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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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。3 ?& i  j; ?, E
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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.# [! Q! r+ ]1 n3 H

/ c+ i5 |4 Z0 C8 ~% s  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。1 X; A+ C$ Z" v) L- _
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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
: _/ k0 E2 v3 A3 y6 qlandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

, m( Q9 }9 i* Q, \! c; Q6 d- E. ?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1 U; r$ K% O' [+ `( K
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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