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。 ; \- c# y, c) F0 M) {$ u" B- Y1 V5 z! a) s$ M0 L3 l
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！" c4 u: h, z4 q* Z$ r& Z8 c, d& U
3 B+ S: x6 O9 H s1 o% i0 x1 dM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?- Z+ J. {; h' ^9 b0 [: g. P
1 {+ h D; b; e* ?% rL: 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？ ' U. q- W2 e0 W9 r4 q8 T 8 ?9 ?5 D! C! uM: 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. * V! ~+ k/ T( k% p1 R8 T+ Z4 m, H) K' R& `
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？' J8 Q! W$ o; a0 P$ L% z2 b: b
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 1 N9 x8 M1 n9 E8 f; V! a' Q0 o 7 v% x& S3 |% p8 m: Q* D/ Q, s6 wL: 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？ 5 C. F, X9 @: t, v8 E$ ?3 b : z, l1 s4 h0 X/ V5 T$ TM: 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. : y1 M$ j) w7 s: V$ T % ~$ ]+ C. [7 Q, R4 o% C$ m6 sL: 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？7 x1 b* ~4 H3 _3 N
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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.: n; i L* f: M4 u/ a0 b! H6 Q
. [" e0 b& r& E! U) ^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。 8 m/ W- b& l( y. h4 }1 U" A8 p# t) K5 E9 J& w) }' l- K
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. $ P( E9 h2 B* ?* C; x7 X! u0 E5 X C! }
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ / M0 h3 \3 {* g9 T5 P D/ t6 P4 _$ ?(Michael和李华吃完饭以后). x: G1 ]1 |1 e& M# S, N
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！* E: X9 |; C# w/ r) m/ Z4 z
9 g6 I2 Y2 r" B. ^1 Z0 s- m2 }& ]M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.) S5 _9 H' n u/ o, F
6 k; [" s0 _9 E3 V5 s& ^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？# s2 H" I$ K& @8 `- ?$ e* I
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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. + g2 Y9 m* C' c& \- B1 v$ u4 y# G$ M. T) D6 T2 e
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？8 J8 O( W( r& e! S+ C* P6 ?
4 Z2 L( i4 O4 J- R1 M4 @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. + e" B4 X+ ?% A! N 3 h) ^. X1 r1 o/ H; O6 k0 b5 p3 dL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。* N' `. e) R# a9 O- w% M1 U X5 C' a) \
& }; p& r, q8 O5 T4 {6 Y! HM: 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.5 }5 V) y9 e' ^
: ]1 B W% S' J4 V5 z5 O; JL: 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？ ' o/ ~: V0 ?1 k* `" F( ~, V 4 Z0 ~. E1 g& n& T: iM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. . ~6 v. _( F) o 5 y: P; \$ g: mL: 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。9 R3 L7 M- Y+ H) a% c) |+ Z, |7 x$ {
( K4 }+ Y' A- y6 pM: 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. $ M. F# g& ^3 V _- ?: M K4 Z' }8 _
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！' X; _, H1 p( E w
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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。, Z4 A: g* g. i* U' n; h% R/ a
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