; e0 V( ]3 N+ @! ^# PM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ( _4 C" E0 Z; r$ ? m. e6 u0 D7 F5 n+ l0 g/ _) V; ^
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？ 1 D* i0 |8 Q9 ^) n- d) f+ ?* q$ O, P9 N. u/ `
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.% E( R, A. T( v6 S0 L; R2 K
3 m* A3 c6 b3 V$ y/ q$ OL: 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？' E: r/ _% Q; q2 ?; {
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 3 V5 ~$ J/ I" n& s/ i! o5 c4 a; @7 z) x
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？ 5 e9 A6 M1 |% f8 W: ?' |' y# f% l- g! D* ?4 O7 N7 p8 ] v
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.% I: W5 A6 j1 k- g
# \+ `' r* J9 h) |$ d+ Y* @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？ * G/ z) ~2 @% S4 }+ o( h ' `, ?7 ?) J5 e' d/ q [ JM: 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. : f7 k; r6 W" c) L0 j* | % A. J% u- b, s# I! E% o- VL: 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。 5 N( h- l1 v( }5 M- r# Q+ j. Y( B! R& O4 e" f
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.3 c8 D+ q9 j! \8 D+ ]: L
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ h7 h& x6 t2 s8 |7 S( t
- I+ ~; ^0 ~! A) P3 y( kL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ ! x% D8 Z! |% u- t/ w3 E5 M! p" M* A
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.% ]9 K" b7 e) X9 G% l! D8 y
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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？ / A- L! x# L1 k* _) u & h# ]9 h1 `7 r# U9 Z7 CM: 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 G& y0 ]. c3 o. d2 h- V
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ " G8 S: ?* t6 ?7 g( F, X4 i' M& \& f! F( Q# E- C% j. |. B% D
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 Q4 @: J0 N6 h8 T: C
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。# |! b5 Z* g: a; J+ P' L
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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. 8 O) g% ?# P# v7 ~ $ G1 t3 K Q. t* {( g- t+ t3 q6 oL: 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？ 5 _& |' }" }7 p+ M, M/ {+ h, u0 @# s. o& H" y( b6 b, m
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 Y G7 L- G7 x, H$ H' P
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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。 " d1 S/ K9 s1 h- Y" R5 p- e8 D1 V: G # r5 P- x$ B9 M0 w5 }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.5 ]$ I, v' S+ ^9 {9 z: u
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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！" c" }1 m7 O8 I8 o6 ~! i/ B$ s
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