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。 % Y8 Z" [# V; e) ]# D2 L+ `1 h& n0 w
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！; a' X4 V6 u S4 m1 R
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ' t( s5 F8 n' J, n. W# C$ Q, C' A* m: [
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？6 H& o; D/ }. }4 D. r( X" K
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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 E, N2 S3 J3 W/ t; N+ P; ?" z
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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？ $ [8 d! h* R4 a9 w5 x& C/ s) ]6 I) l+ @6 e) m, [, U
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.5 H2 y& ?5 ^7 @5 n
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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？ . Z7 M0 t9 ~4 _; x4 h2 {: Z, W, |+ i" L3 H4 o7 C% b, 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. z; h# w; h5 y+ z0 k1 {5 Z& d" A7 [' x, x ~ O
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？ 8 J8 z, \4 g& i3 b# G4 T/ ]4 M# Z6 ~0 n/ B3 `
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. # v% Q+ |. _! T. h! O0 M G5 H" W' Q, ?- @
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。 ' S( a i; ~0 ^% i+ ^8 a4 t6 C; e9 U8 Y3 O3 b) a! `% R, ^
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.; ~- H2 {! N4 y3 S
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！: _8 |. G' C3 [' q
) ]+ Y" D+ ~/ i(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 5 W5 ^( m$ [' Q' d6 C * v# S K5 X5 [' e1 r) ZL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！: E( n" B1 T/ e8 Y
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ! k: u9 c" j4 I/ B' `- y ! Y' w" Q" Y) W- ~3 l9 H) gL: 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？6 E1 J& l8 b/ m9 W6 `& @
9 S4 [0 n% ~$ K7 `! m; O6 x- wM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.4 n: W' ]! V3 a, s* h" j
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 2 J) R# C0 g) G. C0 Y$ @1 t0 P9 T% e! K6 R2 {
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.0 T! O7 H9 N/ L5 n w; X
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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. 8 n0 ^+ o1 L" L; I0 a" d% b; t* V& ] i* M7 F% }$ Z
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？ 7 m" E$ Z- W7 ?2 | / q0 F' y' H9 n% |( l8 `M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. # ?# U# `) T' f4 L; b. @/ e c% U, }0 A" p1 ` h- t1 jL: 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。3 @2 Y% m( |7 g. J: E( V/ z8 _
0 o! ]; [, `! p5 t; AM: 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 H' v4 T. q6 r+ c a+ f3 u* f7 oL: 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 q s! U8 m. E8 Z1 U0 V, d8 b
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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。% \( I1 c q3 D8 b# I6 {# i
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