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。 " p! C5 F' @. ~1 T. M& \+ h2 w! i6 L0 w- m& u
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 2 k& N& M3 J( \% d0 t) N, e- K : A; L3 a3 ?; D$ I* wM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?: x0 X$ e" l, [( I- e; C
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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？: n. R/ n2 N" d5 x0 |& k
P8 M, ]7 Q. P& s% r; c" rM: 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.6 m$ c7 c* G; @% ]9 p1 r. t
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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？, O2 o$ N( ]' f: F
5 g3 l9 P5 P/ G8 Q/ ]) U% b* eM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. . A5 {3 A2 ?) W! R! [* S0 p s # E+ }& }2 ]6 z8 V0 vL: 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？ / C* R1 z: B3 a" a) W( v6 m# z, q8 M' m! q+ H
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.0 o" v* M' ]: z2 `# c
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( g2 ]% S- u* M1 |! }+ `) CM: 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. / E6 M, Z) v# L( x . B. u9 y6 h# TL: 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。 + I8 U9 _8 K% K7 ~ U7 i- e e v! C( ^! o
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.: O, j- f+ O& x! u' N, w
: `- T" G6 u1 y1 q' ~3 M# w: D$ tL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 4 P1 B1 }% {( N ) X0 o1 L% U! c0 H) I(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)2 Y8 x! U, p9 y8 c$ n
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 4 g2 O" l( |4 _" ]0 k; y: Q) G* k2 Y$ G4 Y
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 3 _7 R- W% M& {* K: U# _# F" D' w7 b; @! 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？ # ~5 Z; f) r. i, O+ F4 e( m3 W1 a8 r3 G% p6 }' A3 l
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.% f/ D4 X' W1 g# E
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。6 L$ l4 F# J, _7 B
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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. 1 [3 A1 U: ]# w; r# p- q) i4 C2 P) D ! U% o& e- m1 l l# I% ^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？ ! B. z% l: S: |% A0 X0 Y S% p! K+ Y5 l6 Z7 e
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ! N# G D" E. D9 X `9 t6 w6 W6 x7 \" k
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。 $ C+ |/ i& w9 B7 k; v ( e9 q/ C" u9 ?; HM: 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.4 m2 f0 T3 Z6 n) X) `8 S
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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！$ a) E8 R7 ]3 C' N8 ~. X* L Z
) [& }: L( A3 u& ?0 P) C$ Z4 A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。 5 Z% B5 d' n* v7 T- ]6 s' v0 jAudio as following: & Y/ x( N( ]8 i3 b
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