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。 + n; A+ ^6 t0 K ; v2 U' @6 p* Y9 n+ g" n* zL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ , x% _; j0 O9 Z2 B8 J& D - [& @: `4 B+ I$ ^ y2 FM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? * c2 i# B/ g: m2 x9 X! w $ X: v/ I6 x, C2 |( |+ OL: 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？9 V3 L# L& ]7 r# y2 M7 x# c$ O
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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: X% h* h7 h- |
7 [: ?8 H+ B, R' E/ k8 F. m2 wL: 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？4 t. k2 N, Q- l% ?/ i: P
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. ( s( Z4 u& U) E, D4 M ; L, q( R' W' s: o' t) W. y( [0 wL: 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？ $ s% K+ N1 R8 r. o" j z . Y9 S* Z, T& q2 C i' c( X2 wM: 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. 6 M1 Q! a6 F% J* W$ G% l; y3 c( B9 c0 F+ h/ H2 K6 D
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？1 ?8 b/ S+ _" ?' d6 u1 G
# x" o) q0 q# Z$ T9 \9 ]9 p% AM: 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.8 q/ m% k! v7 Q X
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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。# d7 l2 @; v# Y7 r
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.0 y6 S+ I$ F# w) I4 _7 E8 [1 g5 s
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！; C" A( s+ q/ |) d& c* k
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ & x* ?6 h" o9 Y, r* b' r) m8 C# Z; j) N. F% l$ A
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.4 ]+ \$ c7 F' C+ B
, T" M \2 W' d( D' i( ZL: 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？ 5 H; d) z7 W+ k$ A( Z3 j$ M2 x4 M0 c$ L } m" v
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. 4 S3 E( d+ Y6 y/ `, E% t8 C- C& R
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ " t6 M' C5 G3 }. E, m0 C$ @* y$ x9 |; J6 Z6 l+ P: e! n
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. * Y. k2 {$ w' h! J0 }+ s$ X1 d% J* H" O% n% B
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。5 y4 w1 C( Y2 L+ X
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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.0 z; H7 B; ?+ S4 `' R6 Q, E
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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？& b. |& E5 f& ~ j1 |4 N& k
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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.8 `* M- I: T. g: X1 |
; ?* r: t0 e4 r7 V' F3 vL: 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 t9 B, d' y1 W: _1 a9 r1 j! x
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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. ! ~: k# B. F1 T( a7 k* }3 F. `# l+ B5 b' {, ?" s
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！, g x: g! x2 t# i( }; p# X) Y+ Z
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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。% }" c$ A/ t/ P
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