5 F5 g5 q; l' C" S* w# W/ ]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.- ~ i, t& T% G& a
0 ]# [# x S+ [7 w3 I3 A6 t$ aL: 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？ % B' m! j; o4 Q: D# l2 x3 V( a 9 n% v8 T4 O7 n' R' ?. KM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.* }! C" G5 x# S. @+ x5 F7 |6 J
9 b$ x1 }" D; ?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 Q( O' u' _; `/ ?6 {
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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.7 L* c; i0 F( Y) T- F- G: Y
/ @1 B H, C/ C9 e$ G9 @6 xL: 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？ ( B/ ]. |, K. o: U 9 c+ r( u. p3 x6 P! qM: 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. ) Y0 s$ \4 a) _2 } . U$ c F8 n$ I7 V/ t" O/ t$ NL: 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。% M& Z: V& f) t& v/ f
, {0 t8 _$ T& ^+ nM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off./ D# \5 J3 C; l: n
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 5 A( W% \) G6 x6 A& u$ s) C2 |$ ^9 L, c
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)' l8 }: T" y8 I& y+ G, }
, v/ K+ w% w' WL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ * [5 P4 R2 _% |: P # E3 ^1 }* Z, G+ ~M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.* Z7 _& p8 [* q8 Z( Y
" {7 P2 n( h B# U. T8 r ]) aL: 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？9 R _2 y0 b+ J/ P
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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., T' b) e$ \* J2 y
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' }3 D0 F$ T& c- l% DM: 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 M7 c6 e! c4 G. }
8 `( u6 a5 k/ Y$ ^* CL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 + i$ J# z6 l0 \6 n @ $ l& T4 M& @: k, p9 c' b" {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.# Q9 Q0 C5 }$ p) D* W
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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？) z" o. W$ y, _* z, T
( h7 d0 P1 m. T8 t5 VM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.4 `; M- t- ^5 Q; `
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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。& x" ^+ }. g' s( o2 \, l
9 W* U1 D# l! l) {3 y: RM: 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. 7 p; |( w( i+ L- c% N& w' N* @: Q2 [$ t: @' T$ f
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！* p# d, b) e/ f; i/ P
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