* O- X/ I9 v; t2 E$ }& VM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 5 k" b/ s. m" d; h0 V6 d k7 R+ B; k# d' c: r" M, xL: 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？' B9 @; S1 h+ ~- ^( }) j0 x- G+ o9 h, g
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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. * Y& I& Y$ d& A& G a8 t: i0 I6 B b* B. G
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？& U D/ l! m, _$ k- X2 L; d
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.2 n2 ~, W( f% m6 ]( B+ q
7 [8 l& w, v" U) U. }/ v- eM: 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. & f8 ]: Q1 c/ ~9 {" m# ?8 @ 8 M' S1 {8 G" bL: 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？& `5 f7 Q$ }4 T0 Y0 q9 N4 c C
) `+ X0 W% c- C3 Y% F: u6 C, OM: 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. 0 T n0 F' J- Q! L& `( b& o9 V; z- g7 u& Z4 f) b6 j0 L; \
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。6 U" i1 E8 D! i3 ^3 y
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. ! e3 {5 ?5 y, [ 4 G# q' Z& H5 d6 l M8 E& a& AL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！, E9 n/ J Y# s% O7 S- G6 K
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) + e& O% @0 m" f2 B, h' f/ T! k 1 g0 f& [, d6 mL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！( K8 Z ?& f+ E& k
1 ^ D7 }5 G& J0 I0 D4 N' fM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. A/ Z$ A7 _) u+ ~- P+ ~/ A z4 W* M. d6 G" x6 F, y( M
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？ 8 e" r' M$ B3 s3 N1 A/ W9 E2 F! y: c5 H& u+ f
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.0 |3 F6 b% d0 m# k$ F2 t
0 p5 U; Q! K) ]; I+ t+ @$ XL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ # f9 u. f8 N7 h. p$ t 0 }4 e% e9 E$ D8 qM: 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. # y, S5 Q9 z: p! o+ z4 L& n " a: c- Q' \( g% u: P) }) eL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。2 @& }. ]6 E- y* l4 m
- {5 `" j) N% }' q ~3 [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.6 Y- Q! J/ v/ a$ n
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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？ 2 w5 V) x u7 Y: e2 n' Y5 G, [ 8 @6 |8 ~$ g8 eM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.$ `5 b3 y; T; f; ~
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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。 8 r- t" K& W3 z k9 F+ A1 w5 J8 U$ S& S 1 U# i+ S& o7 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. 7 U4 c$ M0 J- ^( {& I; S0 M# V5 v( \ Z, W' H0 ]) L
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！ . n5 Y3 |: p( v1 f. y! y" _7 y' Y g$ [- K9 x3 F7 |4 v( a3 L
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。* z1 v1 }: n0 {; B5 Y5 Q( j. c, _& k
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