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。 - n8 v, c: `3 p" l9 V7 O ' Q- B1 s8 x% H% I# {' }$ `L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 6 N. A& r8 h' m7 N( V1 L5 {. L4 l3 _% ?2 N/ A& `7 v8 @
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?/ h L$ v, S$ Z0 J5 p6 ]
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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？ - ]; z% \' q, M' ]6 @0 n. g+ I4 M+ y! O$ N: b: T. s g+ o' o1 B
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.0 L- _ H* v4 ?
# }/ d) R. F+ V; lL: 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？! m) x0 \* R' }* T/ Q
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. / q$ k$ q1 z b5 E m; [9 }5 R; J' p, J3 F2 `7 b
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？+ V2 x. m& @. O
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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.. B! C5 a0 i- ^6 X. P% I# }
3 w9 y' u. Y5 M, l+ K5 [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？! Q: j2 }# ]# V. w
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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.5 ]# m/ }& v3 q
+ n3 S! k- s0 t! W0 W/ rL: 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。( v; H8 R8 t P- j6 ?9 |9 u
9 ]' D3 J6 o+ P% z% F$ }M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.9 V& _7 E2 |; y
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！! a8 p$ E- F+ [
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) - R% }$ e+ C5 r: b/ U5 p3 `9 ]" ?5 G
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ + y5 j E( m+ f5 H2 ~" I9 }4 j1 R7 M. X5 h$ p0 s
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. / d2 H4 _1 h3 o. r$ a- H ' _' t& a* ~7 LL: 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？ ! Q* w0 |+ p" z8 g2 g# q" M+ f; H3 b8 v, E# ]
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. * W3 f" x% z, ^ & z M9 x) U% ^; i! {% jL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？& f9 a3 l8 [* {& B
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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.) V2 D* n1 K# \- e- ?
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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. $ X" f/ @; T& i) ] z 7 K" Q+ s/ x y4 @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？4 o5 Y6 i9 h1 Y1 K8 h! 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. # T. F+ q( S2 D/ s3 @1 D3 t! O : j$ S2 A) H2 V, 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( ]7 s% K% v2 G6 I; L" e/ u: J3 Z1 W
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.0 H8 B e2 F# M8 T& 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！( Q! {. H, y( |5 W
! g5 `' C2 W }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。 & v s9 U1 T: I& z5 q2 TAudio as following: % f8 _, w: M, p% I7 T
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