# ^. b6 n; ?; k- w8 XM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?* ]* S d/ ~- i/ E
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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？ + B7 T l; E/ [7 R4 w9 `1 j( @4 y2 g2 c3 g5 X
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. 9 f; w4 Q0 w. B; ` t; s 7 N* d+ M0 K! g, y9 JL: 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？ 9 J6 r m" L. J# J& p! j, H: M" v$ X! s
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 7 n' I% e8 @% r , `- Q$ k4 Z# g9 F! f# q: qL: 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？$ P( t& V' r y8 r \; Y4 J
1 l: x& v6 `# n6 W+ dM: 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. 9 i# h% ^1 V- | . G0 J. z5 X$ `, V3 ^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？ # N. j. |* r0 d5 n4 M" j2 g4 N. k$ C3 k% ~ P* K% F9 D
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.# l5 ]% a. Z2 ?) i( Y
1 B' L% ^, x7 M, b. a) I, G% D& qL: 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。 , h3 k/ T0 J2 C% D, G# H $ b1 {3 S2 S& d6 o) ]M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.; R% n9 ^) ~5 R
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ + z. N9 r2 h" D4 r- j8 F/ o+ k& q $ m" T# O9 Y3 a(Michael和李华吃完饭以后); c: n* B' j5 F6 O7 D+ ^
; q k5 C& H$ T1 c$ c7 yM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 0 ?1 \( J) m4 M+ c; U8 p( @: y) u / Y- T2 Y: G+ j! tL: 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？9 J' [: u4 C; W0 |
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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 z+ W8 P A ^' {% r. U3 p8 V' n
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ - t8 S9 ^0 F: k2 M6 H8 {/ i4 p4 }+ H* E9 N# X
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.% d7 l% z' d6 {0 e: ^# J* N$ 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。6 o7 k' M5 B0 P
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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. & j# ^! m8 Y/ G$ A' S0 `: @) D
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？ " z7 K: L4 N& J6 t6 d$ S $ D( O& Q ]$ q, U: @- F- {7 M3 ?M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. : o2 G( M0 z# r* ~$ q+ v m" Q# k0 Q- r: E' D
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。* Z4 H) u, k$ Q3 P7 `
; _# t% S6 B! w; HM: 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.5 V) c- r6 u6 Z: K
2 s. ? D# i7 L- d" WL: 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！" D9 D( a; y6 s, V0 N& z6 T2 u
( x( r! q( v( A. ~& ^ Y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。4 f4 O: L2 [: M& x, d' |& Y
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