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。 $ i4 y+ f3 A2 n2 J; b& e$ y5 { @. E. x( J; C4 k. Z
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！# q6 q# U: |7 ` z# ]. L
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 5 @/ E) l- W0 d# d6 C& N% g. ?5 @( F g% p" `) J& ?! Z8 X4 ~
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？! a9 X8 `+ i. B) y9 N9 {
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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. V& q3 _4 T) i K {$ Q( L2 Z, Y$ q
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？ " e h1 a* V. a, \! h7 w6 u& T% n& Z& E2 C; ?$ Z8 Z
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. # ~& I% `: I6 x4 z: W. [/ c' _4 F7 X% |0 ]! m: Z4 d; f2 k
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？ 5 j8 j8 h" n6 \+ r8 Z5 X* {# G9 x % l5 q4 S2 j5 z2 R% ?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.; N7 l/ ~" o# t3 O/ `
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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？ ' I& u, G% [, O1 l5 f: F 8 e" V! u' W# J7 t3 n7 z5 bM: 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.; B' s8 ^* F8 n9 t% ?. [5 ~$ f) A
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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。 3 U/ c c( d$ m2 Y8 v& K; }+ A: n% y9 M
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. $ A# K/ Y, ?* C & w+ y, d/ v& ^% r; wL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ : q. I r% A* {; \! r8 D4 _% f6 N8 ]4 j
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)) d* C) w: I$ @9 P# M# M" ?; U! t
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！% h8 ]8 k$ L7 g1 f. I" t1 q1 c
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 L; `# a" {4 p, i% @( m
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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？ - D. M0 s' H9 X+ [9 g % a, ^6 r/ h6 p1 C; eM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. : u1 M7 L1 \: W/ N$ V$ r: G9 X3 d, H" @
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？$ m( T" x& e" `0 R# [) d
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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. ; a5 W3 M) P8 ~" x; L* x % X, P* s6 Z4 u, o6 q/ aL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ( T# T. z0 }, R3 t: t2 z4 I0 j4 m) s! L# t
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.& C6 y" i5 @ N7 p# u
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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？; T& z4 a! f# A5 R
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M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend., i6 H. p) P8 t) p# S
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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。6 P, ^9 a# o3 E. t2 h4 _
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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. 1 g: j; U" ^% n) _6 q, d' L4 L- M( J6 \: x+ 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！4 T( T) t6 M* @' H5 B/ r
7 I4 m- [- O o& B7 V* s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。 / Z5 W. p' o% _' gAudio as following: n1 `7 q8 v( `
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