! z' E0 ?0 j+ m1 X; F: l4 _L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ( v) _: o2 K+ J7 C; ^# `4 f 0 ?; h8 `6 j: G8 |" Z3 f7 NM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?/ H2 r, y, |& R" y/ R4 }/ Z; i
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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？. d( X) }5 H' v& F1 u8 o: X9 c
V& L( b; _9 \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. . Q: C9 E4 F4 H * U; t1 C2 m2 T d* m+ CL: 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？* j) b8 E* |' s# s: ~- c0 R
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. . X" V" `% {/ q' e8 I/ p ' D$ ~" v i1 u% X" V0 x. Z0 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？4 ]# X( P$ d# n2 S& \
+ b, ~! A c# @6 P# FM: 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 b% G7 J& A0 E/ i# t+ T+ }
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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？ ' k) q5 Z5 @5 Q9 e L7 I" `& y7 P; [# B6 J
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. 4 j$ I% j3 e! B5 d7 @) D; H0 r3 z& ]1 |& J, w
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。 * M7 @! r6 L& U* |( w& X$ c % b% a5 B. L# f; K lM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off., i8 y+ }6 z1 @! w" S5 d
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ . P) y" |2 T+ Z x: T0 |7 g( ~7 S- Y' I M% M9 f. s- {! s: B1 p3 T
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) , Z- [; ]0 z/ }% T0 O' T 4 S1 ?. L8 Y4 P2 Z3 T/ K, \; cL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！& e8 u$ D0 j T* A$ `. y
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.' ~2 \9 v9 W) C
2 ?' y! s8 h1 c5 V2 eL: 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？ & m' P7 Q! w& D1 w) O 4 z- }" Z$ Z) f9 t1 _( aM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. , J( y! G( M. u- G C- }; | 7 H3 c: N! A1 h8 T5 }L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ + b' @0 n) \) y3 v+ K1 Z6 G4 ^, C( f
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.% d v4 q9 K A0 m z7 u# U
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。2 R) f2 \+ M U6 `$ M _
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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.5 ]: r8 I8 v0 z0 w5 N
! S; X* k8 |! j- @0 vL: 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？ 4 |3 b; I' u7 J9 S5 h& h4 S; M+ o5 ]5 T
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. . j! ?5 I1 M, @0 b1 x6 H2 C 7 \. ~' Q% e3 T- M4 z4 QL: 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。2 A& \2 v: v) e( ~% N
. z8 g: W. _- X. ~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.; w- d+ t( x* m
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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！; l3 a+ x9 f4 P. E
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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。 ( v3 H: ]4 o0 JAudio as following: $ c# |: |# r6 {: O
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