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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？ . D8 o2 v: g4 \: G- m" {6 W s* |6 c6 n5 Y5 |* n, I
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. & s% q+ C: F' k ?" ~% J& H# b% [8 Z
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 t k5 o6 p3 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. & \6 U/ c$ K. R; w3 m% J( Y6 x. \- G3 F; G- w' e: I) i
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+ U. ^0 V4 i 3 s' y9 F' d- X6 L. p: u! ^+ }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. % v4 }# D, q4 h9 |9 b. s1 R6 F, S c& f, M, E% d- k$ _0 \
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。 , P2 d( l9 o2 q2 \$ A! T7 T j% Q$ F" |. n& wM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.& P( Z, C( i B. E0 ~3 v' W
# U' G! M* ~- d2 {(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 1 y4 B" S* `5 f- B1 X9 B5 | V 3 d, Z- H1 t" gL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ . `1 t. {1 D/ l. B$ W( K, Q/ M0 [2 r5 X5 W- C) x
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.$ J7 v9 @# t# M) Q
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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？ 0 ]% }2 ?& I' C; i0 X# Y0 b- m1 p' U; v+ u9 ?
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. 2 Z0 p# n, W b. P& _. K0 ]: r* o" o# L% J8 H
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ . Y8 s# I! s' G9 M P l; U% B Y6 L6 g0 s/ ]7 {) r
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.' r7 S$ _8 N% R8 C8 \/ q4 F
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。! W- Y2 `% d2 e( g* E
( y3 S: f1 ^! M' k9 H& f! n& rM: 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. 9 O, o$ s8 B" P7 I' i; h4 C2 R2 l/ ?$ C+ ] c t1 M5 I
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？ 8 {. L3 V- E; M8 f) b" R3 _ ' c8 J3 n F# V$ W6 CM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 5 e9 z: G2 n+ |8 i5 p% Y+ V; r7 l7 k2 r( B" M# p. [+ ~3 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。9 F- e% N) f, ^! w1 g
4 U2 p5 p8 `. _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. 3 C1 \. Z% P* s" c7 [9 _* c ]: `) c0 ?# P5 d
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！ 3 X3 F o2 Q4 G8 z2 l# H- l0 i2 I3 U0 |: M# E
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。9 b) q4 ~ ^+ O: p- ?- b9 }6 M
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