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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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% W7 e' F/ D& f+ ?+ r+ g3 l. GM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?7 `/ ~% ]: q7 N) h# P9 M
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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?  I* s2 ]: B9 b( l

2 B5 ~* u4 ?- RM: 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 y, W! W. N* J
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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?
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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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?
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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.
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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?* z  r, `& V) W/ O
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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.
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$ x( \  i  O& |' a% K  lL: 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。) s7 A% j8 h1 c. P/ X) u7 t
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)) h( W6 m7 c/ T4 M& u1 s
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!, n. b8 @: u4 g- U" w

+ m% E2 \; z% Q& Y8 N' R# {M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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( o4 j) M% L3 [, Q5 n7 Q. CL: 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?4 q& D0 w1 m" g# _* {  Y/ ?8 S5 S) z7 i
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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./ Q2 M7 G- |2 l, Z) P) A

5 x& m, W3 }$ |2 x6 b% R1 zL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?! |6 W% E8 a+ K1 U, Z. U

2 L: m% ~5 f* l. u) S! e* r/ 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.: S9 x3 {2 \: n: M6 K" E2 e

$ g  c+ N; F( J' @L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。
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% |6 r5 ?  ~2 v& \, Q0 v% z( 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.
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' G5 y8 _. r) k$ B6 b, uL: 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 X. u* A/ a% I. |  P; J& K

- q# H0 \. b0 |$ i1 JM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.
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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。
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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.
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: K$ u# s, n: l" l" `' K. ^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!! ?2 h) o7 y* v4 {

$ [8 z7 j' j2 D3 A* A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。
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
/ i; U% B1 b: A$ _* z3 glandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17
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You are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
& k1 G' E$ y; ], C8 |$ O! y4 {- \: M: i雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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