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。9 { t. {- x) G6 L' v0 P/ v0 T. j
6 E" n" E) y, \; s4 ML: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ . J5 f' ?% Q: q: ]$ v0 ^' Y 2 a. u l, Y% f6 `1 tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?( T7 ?- N. r4 W3 `. F- H. T. U
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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？; P4 r7 U: H _0 ?' G, ~& B
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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.; ]4 k/ L& N. J, H1 z9 y2 ~* G U
7 a% g5 S+ r6 rM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. % c+ b8 p+ W5 |0 R% Q% a& T. U % ~9 c8 T6 p: e, `6 Q% NL: 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？ 8 \2 G0 m( T. e) t( b+ w, B8 ]) M! p3 |8 q7 o ]+ _/ D
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. J1 ?& m+ B% x3 s |* d0 F 3 n, G2 ?! S7 lL: 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？+ d$ @7 B M+ r3 D/ {% n
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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. , K# I6 Z. ` m4 ^7 o! T. `( Y. @* N
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。, L; R0 _) E* [# }' |# t
. K" E# ^* I4 U# b( ZM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.2 s$ }; c- g. \# I0 w0 @8 _
; t1 E3 y/ D. L6 |) N' h4 ~M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ! J: Z' H/ K. a3 J" s# b& j" k" e! P; P' J: ^( a" d2 S, _* R
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？+ N* l6 R4 k% p- G2 A
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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. " h1 T4 k2 s$ y$ G7 N' o : }6 ^( o7 C! p& K7 d, TL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？" _0 t9 T& W( @6 i: f2 K: Y P
: w' [8 X. ~% R/ O* w0 c0 _6 v* 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.+ h- @0 v2 X( O4 Q5 E
/ q* \5 h) v- h8 Z5 K1 KL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ) k( L, f& U( R4 y / w: k$ q2 E5 b( L( D$ PM: 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. - f7 p/ u) n7 t G. ^2 H& ?( s- b& E6 ~. T7 A/ c
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？ 3 D# @- _* |( S( M2 S/ O8 @- B7 ?9 {& 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. 8 s- ?1 _ Y4 H# t' X$ L& F. C5 ~8 ^# r
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。 ( X. c9 o& q+ y# v 8 S# W& ]+ @! P5 q+ `0 y& WM: 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.3 j: h# r0 c- l9 ]' W" L z
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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！ # L5 c0 i6 \1 T) }6 ` 5 `! H& W- J2 O2 L* f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。! _* y& t1 b1 H5 N& V- Q
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