/ N2 N* b3 ? tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?2 V- ]) M: [% [; \
6 g y- d, R6 \5 {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？# O; v5 K3 F- l _; |( t2 [( f
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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.5 a. O2 P" I1 U2 Z- J3 ^7 `8 Q
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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？ " [. @; O( a3 b! L# a0 D, \7 T/ z" Y
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. , _3 ]$ h9 w; m4 R3 D8 f0 M6 R- w0 D/ E/ \1 m
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？& V% t6 r6 ~. q6 q; \5 W9 e
5 u0 @; x$ D! o* U+ WM: 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. # E. V) _# n+ y & h a0 O. U( Q5 u5 i; bL: 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？ u! G2 g; |/ j' N7 G; V% K% y
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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.' A: u v$ W0 Q/ b( k! G
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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。 * e$ W; W7 y, o/ P; q$ S" @. b: G: W5 B4 d
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.' O+ Z8 C T! @
! e# J/ V4 g. v4 `, B, |6 z& x: BL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ + H5 a+ c4 J7 C* L( W2 x* L" v 6 b8 i' M! J2 N# f" X(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) ; S' y! }. Y# ^4 s5 K) Q8 H6 k: }- @/ p; S, y
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 7 { Z1 N _% V, C( ]- K 7 W1 \. t2 i/ O; xM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 8 P3 M* t0 I. I+ K' t& K' g) K2 Q5 E% Q% `- n0 c# j- z5 H
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？/ Y, q- ]2 F7 w. }3 }7 E1 Y- C. H M
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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 `' o* K: S, |* B+ W
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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. 2 U1 Q/ h4 b$ C; F ' Q ] C6 u1 bL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 7 [/ m7 d+ A5 x v3 r n h: D: |+ O- x5 z/ {( Q% dM: 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.) i6 g) C6 a+ h9 [% G/ i1 @% c
' U3 N6 z4 ^( D5 _/ r3 m! uM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. . k$ ~/ L, b' |4 i% K: H" h C * S3 ^8 _# K }9 W1 d- H6 \+ E$ @3 CL: 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 l( ^3 r4 r+ y+ F1 E: ?
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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.+ Y, S( w" ^5 E* P3 o4 B' z* L
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