( j& n6 R' Z; D" tM: 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.4 n5 B. h* o8 o+ Y$ D" V
; M, g" q; Y {0 e2 p/ nL: 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？ % d) [& T( C7 C$ y4 l & Q+ h E* l+ Z7 c/ B' [0 j- CM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. / n( W: N+ D6 X( K7 Z+ ~2 u s @9 D; |5 f. Q: h# X# Y0 ML: 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？ ) V/ y- X8 m# B) [9 v6 O! o8 R; ?' w& e# L9 `0 N! v o. y
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.5 H) ?4 o+ F9 L6 b5 Y
9 P$ e6 j4 A& `% W+ e. e, f6 h) y) a OL: 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？ * n e8 q9 H* ~' D! k' N; E; ]7 c9 r . A+ Y" n2 i0 L% E6 t1 |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. . q# g% _4 D1 _" _2 h/ g9 p+ g- ^4 Y$ f8 @7 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。 6 J8 K5 `* w. O% b5 X; L& K5 f) i" c" z' z! D
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 5 |7 J9 Z/ N- ]4 L 0 i4 Z5 X7 p( k4 `# k. a6 TL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！0 B1 u8 L. Y i% L* l: E" \
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！- n2 Q: q; K5 Z3 Z4 i. ^2 _5 g: r
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ( Q5 h: r$ x( [0 B2 F( H% V: Y- B% z% u. X2 ?2 y5 n) W
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？$ R" {% J1 `; ?2 w1 m$ o
+ Z. e v% d* V/ f0 G) kM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 0 P* Y/ w, r$ { ' d5 B. R. r4 Z* i- y8 |2 AL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ $ G& S9 x" e/ o8 `: b' c. [% P0 o/ a; f3 L4 L7 F9 J4 a
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. 3 ~$ ^( J2 y* x) [) v( Q1 }: D9 P; j9 y( i d2 P! u6 f- {0 ?
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 " _2 l ~0 o) U, C+ E: s: j* d, K a2 H
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. 3 } s8 r& j0 v# D# q) V; x: X' C9 O( I, P
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？ " F% i* p2 e4 k4 q8 c/ U/ _+ q3 D5 O6 R8 X' y5 H
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. - L) l7 P0 K& Y# j; ]" s) ^, |$ R+ h/ T# o {( ?5 j6 W0 F
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。; P- }) c! y6 H
. m6 l+ v. F' y) QM: 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$ V: V& j, D4 Z1 i4 \: L, I 3 _; ^5 V1 N( j: zL: 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！ ; W4 K1 U. B. C7 k$ n) L: G. N# s7 ]; R% j4 U, {
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。 - s2 \' A9 |/ `4 v0 X8 ^2 u PAudio as following: 0 P7 n" m% P4 f& `
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