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。0 C1 s- x1 h, u2 }' A8 c: u& B
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！3 b" h- a( H/ S- L/ z5 ?! |8 e
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 9 C( L. k! A, X% R6 g& r+ B% O % [7 t! Y. t! F+ R8 ^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？5 x5 g1 n5 Y' F5 c W: H: u
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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., K" p: ?8 ]$ }/ G
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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？ * t: \$ x; m% R0 J: _3 y3 U; B9 P0 T5 U. x4 l4 p$ L7 {; G
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. " @4 S: T, i/ p: ` % p: E- P1 @$ m \% [, F1 _6 YL: 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？ $ y k k9 ~' L0 t' z$ p9 f- m% _4 m" y& r0 E. D
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. 2 d& T1 |4 ~; X" E, V9 X, | % O+ U% ^: a$ B6 ~+ \$ }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？% T3 l M" {" q0 }% u
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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.6 O* L9 c4 A: B* E
7 n" S4 X" ]* i5 u& e1 [5 BM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 7 J8 t, q2 v: v6 R $ q( Y/ l% E: a" WL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！6 g3 n' [+ T5 e$ j M U0 \
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 4 U- @# u, r6 ]% \, M8 E$ H8 {1 w7 ?+ U2 Y D& Z' Y) {: Q% M
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 5 e3 `4 v" Z2 l. H' n4 e' v8 b: G, s) `+ H! U' l. D3 W7 q0 ~& ^8 v
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.) m: K; i3 E. t2 V8 m* O
' ?( g1 {" L* u, L! VL: 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？ 3 l- M9 P( f' b( Z. ^( m- e4 ]6 f# L2 ~; ]: y3 I- Z
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.: J# P" y( J/ C3 p, N `
: S! l3 \( @' }% ~; J4 Z( ]/ hL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ ) s4 G/ k+ G/ |: F4 O: r; p. c( V; W
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. , H0 t j H1 \; \1 \8 W& P) _& x" d @! G
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。+ l2 |& D- H V' S9 v& i/ Q8 f
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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. 7 P, y( T* j( i4 O5 D$ Z _: g! p: ]' h; Q5 K
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？, x; e/ ]( k0 P) a
4 w% \! h3 F3 ?3 e: X9 v" eM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.. H1 _+ g, ^2 G# b) [
4 X0 u7 y# \: i2 ?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。 N/ d% X a( o1 a 1 ~! R7 {$ _) ~7 g8 W! B7 wM: 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.# N0 g4 w5 d: c
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