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 A# p& V/ j& ?6 Y/ ?/ b. Q$ n5 L- G/ I; e! ^4 u' N
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！/ d' a) c5 x( t! ^) }
+ I3 n$ q6 m9 w9 Y) XM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? , v9 W w( E- e: g ( ]0 E* Y5 F1 V5 b( W! CL: 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？ 5 |' z( y( A8 I9 J& n) F9 n; ?* I2 t" S5 ^
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.# c0 v- N/ Z0 V% ]+ l. |, 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？5 O4 f& e1 v9 `" `+ @0 ~7 k
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 0 a( y$ a2 W( g& }+ k$ [2 E" E: N- ~$ b# V; P: X
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？) C. e1 [: L- z1 J: h
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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. : K2 ?. a/ `# Y' ?- W8 P2 {+ y- C0 f) p6 F* G+ B8 Z& m: W
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？ * F, B8 V/ j$ A2 I4 a$ U t' s# }
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. 7 s8 t, N9 V2 F0 ]9 D% w) m+ ?4 Y( p6 U$ m E& b
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。 / c& Z0 s" w# }9 P, U& T) J4 A2 p8 f& T
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. ! e' y/ V7 a0 ] H/ `& |) [8 L9 u3 X, X) t& T9 F2 v v: G) T7 k
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ ' L8 ]' b# R; T- ]) Z% y + x3 ?% i5 ~4 w6 |+ J" m. P(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 2 @1 \5 n# P" v( ]1 a8 z/ ]; t ; F- S t; F, O0 c, {L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！0 K$ {8 `( n' n
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 0 t/ `: s W0 y1 Q W( Y5 J$ M8 c8 H/ h9 M: R% D, q% W. l
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？% T9 B4 U1 x5 B" i; L) Y$ }
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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. + H4 j Z( Z- J " O4 u% u. [/ WL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？/ A# A$ m" }: ? _: l; u+ L; }
* U3 C5 ^ r2 h8 Z8 dM: 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.6 r5 w/ R& F' \( D* p9 Z# O
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 3 S6 y, w! \- ^ X/ _) S& ?! V5 r. ~0 J- G. ~0 y E/ R' @
M: That's right. For instance, I could see that my last roommate was unhappy living in our apartment, I asked him why, but I could never get him to give me a straight answer. 5 @/ t! E. \' i' V0 E! m, ^2 ^1 S. Y9 s2 \6 u
L: 为什么你以前同宿舍的人既不高兴和你住在一起可是又不告诉你 真正的原因呢？后来他不是搬出去了吗？ * ?! {% _# T' r4 W$ T* F8 l; P, ~" s4 M) h4 J$ p0 h4 a% e
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. : E3 {) m! k" I7 C8 `: P, [* F6 Q. d% {1 U ]( o ^8 u
L: 他搬出去以后才老实地告诉你他是要搬去和女朋友一起住。 我 还以为他不喜欢你把屋子弄得乱糟糟的呢。- E0 \) x8 O- f& R
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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.0 f5 P' `% E, U
) K. x1 ]4 d, ~' UL: 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！ 8 V0 L* X$ t G 8 J' Q9 d8 r' ]/ O4 n3 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。( Q( ?3 B( c2 S$ B
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