% m- t4 L- o2 e5 f3 P- tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?4 O5 M$ Z$ Y+ s+ B( K9 C1 @
2 ^! l% A4 f4 d& u. G9 wL: 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？ ( l9 Q5 [$ d0 u5 q5 g& y8 L. X k& M5 P1 q
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. / H- G5 S, u, O- b2 _ 6 r d& f6 I+ `' aL: 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？2 _! [7 X& ~* L* Y$ C. K6 m5 e- Y
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 8 Z4 ^/ i( _, `; c2 k3 W. n# `7 U& x4 C: m0 @) q$ a
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？ 9 S3 v; l$ h! \% h. C' D& U' S2 \5 B, p0 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. * C, B- C4 q# s% B+ Q5 W9 g/ L: v: `! {+ }+ n2 c( k
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？- b! y( w A" ?$ i( x
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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 G: ]! `5 o* G' {
* l7 x4 X" B" y) ?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。 0 | v6 Q+ C. R/ `! A* b- Q' ^. |4 o: A; G \; p5 g' s# g! R) M
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 8 m* x: d: i& u, s7 s ( h7 [. C, W: `2 }( XL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！) k) }) X- s; b" F
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) ) b }' f. E3 t/ C( D% T% C , q+ ^. D2 h$ a6 U _; s" J' m/ X" xL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ - K+ e, \, B# F# L% x 1 D7 X8 i v* G' mM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ) c \) U, @) H7 J: Z4 y2 ] * F% X; h) E; c, W9 q- g4 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？ , d/ w! i1 x5 S4 b# C0 N/ n) i! U8 u: P) B" T6 s
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. ! }3 Y- F" E8 l0 K& I! X # L d! n- Q8 `# P4 eL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？1 ]/ u% Y6 ~: p' J' L% m) j% n
% T1 i" @1 }+ A6 ~; xM: 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. # B/ ~( d' t& C- t/ T7 q; a- J U1 }0 |0 O% w
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 & L$ q6 I1 D( L% ? 2 I& z& ~& q/ A0 m& WM: 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 M) ~/ d- ^, g6 T' \3 ]# m8 y: I- ~* l& \% 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？ 2 H( \6 R5 j1 g) w1 }$ q% R J ! M5 B. ]2 L& `M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.: A' N( f T- E; R' T+ d, K+ K
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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。 1 ?: A% d0 T1 u# T: P, {3 P7 f5 c8 f% J, }1 @! O5 k5 I d
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.9 n: Q. W( a" ~* c3 N9 d# V
) G+ J9 {, f' xL: 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！ 4 s2 }& b, w$ s1 M0 b' A$ | K1 x2 j& ~
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。 , |( b! M2 T* ~. i0 \8 k4 uAudio as following: 9 L3 c4 B. m" d& u
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