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。 - p/ E9 U7 }9 q4 k' S- l S! B$ c0 O( V: }L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 8 n! U+ C" N7 ~: h% U4 T $ o# w' ?& ~/ d/ pM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?, c* E# v) r' W" C6 r0 h1 ~
0 o% X# y. }: ~( g4 FL: 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？ & ]+ L0 }- J9 h. w4 z! [+ Q" U2 A # ^# K7 Q' A4 E% ZM: 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. ! C5 o8 \, j6 S& V. E% r% `9 {) |( F, i9 G/ c
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？ . ^/ V! o! a+ j% i- u+ M' M # c$ n4 _3 M3 @8 P/ BM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.+ q: }3 q9 o2 a1 ~0 B; @
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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？3 b: ]# D0 I, f* ~/ p& h
' S- ?1 s# P4 r8 M! Y/ f _. Y) WM: 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.6 Q9 {8 ?% n4 U5 x
* p" J: _- i1 l! r! j0 ]7 VM: 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. 3 }3 J8 b7 X2 v8 `# @) |2 y Y0 r/ Z; A+ x
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 N2 X, C# @4 z9 l) ` % S. w; {8 L- n8 U% p1 S+ kM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.6 A3 y, d9 c' e& r/ Q* E7 A4 [
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ ; q& l& g$ Q6 }3 l* x8 T8 Y/ p2 W1 `( {. e
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！* U9 o0 K# k3 f+ U
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 ]$ ~, J! A1 m" L
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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 L7 e0 x- z" [; ]5 V& Y0 g
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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.7 W% d1 |9 c5 y
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？' D% t8 O9 e0 n8 O/ A6 ]: W( x
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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., ^8 j3 R3 I1 n
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 $ b) `( |) G/ |% v& N5 L7 A& Z+ r8 X- {! k Q9 o
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 _: @4 B( T$ a( o" Y" A- | 1 Q& R7 P3 i3 }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？9 Z. O$ i4 s( t- O) {# O
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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. % a2 O3 f" A3 Y1 P# B0 P: d( Y$ w7 T
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。 & W# y1 Z3 A- M1 E: E2 {6 M; x) N2 e7 v* y5 d
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. N$ Y) l1 B4 h3 e
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