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。6 r+ Y3 j9 r# n
- f, N6 Y8 n( Q: L' _9 ML: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！, d" S. A9 m/ |. {( u" I$ P6 j
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? & b+ R: [7 {( [" x' z+ i! i, A. `0 E8 {+ Z: y
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？ ; E0 @( q; F- c% W7 k; y4 P* b9 K/ o8 ]2 ~# ^- X8 }9 e
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.+ ?; O- H5 Z! D) I
5 k$ O5 E3 R) C, W( y& `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？ - w4 ?0 i W+ V* j # e+ H1 S& Y/ K+ \8 ~. tM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.3 F; s: G* f# `- {. [% d- q
1 g) g8 B- V# SL: 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？& [( B1 l( l- h5 a; U2 f* V
4 `4 Z; s0 w- K, F9 M% `5 p1 sM: 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. ( p& |! n8 y$ ^1 k/ z' G' W# `0 o* C3 O y) L
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？, Y$ r `9 @5 V& j, W Z% @# m, ^7 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.& r& @) u1 Y, V6 A9 P! @0 {. s
/ b" w: C3 j) M, c+ F/ j% Q ?: ]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。% H, T6 B4 p. O2 ~, D
8 n/ l8 R# X4 y$ ^3 xM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. ' A0 N6 r7 o1 ^! b2 `! M( G' n- y1 d% E3 ]2 _. n! e: q
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！# r8 G0 ~4 p0 v0 H7 w0 d$ C
8 W2 F7 O7 z5 X) V6 E. B(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) . N/ _9 h4 k$ ]) A& l9 a7 g" j6 |* F$ S: X* R" K% d: B, a9 T+ o
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！& X+ k4 Y8 u( X' Q9 y n
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 3 d' n# M$ b; ~ B$ l# I) C/ ~, l3 c' m' K5 c4 z
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？ . [/ O* C7 t; ?! [& U6 h+ i4 X+ C+ C I v; y* g# ]6 i- Y
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.0 S1 |- `6 F6 \2 |; q
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？7 ^0 |$ P) j5 {9 q, p
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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. 3 Z) x: I( x+ X' y# M ; N0 S1 @7 Z7 K! _7 t3 _- lL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 : F: M- V0 H, L2 {( a; a + j- b6 U0 ?1 ~' D' R( d! y( xM: 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. C3 L6 q* L: h5 q8 f8 Z, _+ U: A
3 k. |% n4 u/ L1 cL: 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？$ N5 m( t2 R; x, n: r+ T
! U( ]$ r9 I1 E1 ZM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 2 z+ C9 j* L/ z. r5 @7 S6 ^9 l$ h8 i- `2 h5 Z
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。% `7 F! N$ S7 I6 r9 v; z
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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. * n: X# J, T; d/ h4 h5 s& s7 K' Z6 i; u; I. O3 \' q6 ]7 C& s
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！9 T) S! I# F7 Z2 ^0 j W) w" G, a T
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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。) {! P9 }8 q Z0 T3 ~% o
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