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。* |& h/ r$ k$ n. q. n' J# a: X" O1 j
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！. N% u9 S: ]5 m' c
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?4 }0 g- A5 }; o# K% {5 D
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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？ 0 D1 b7 z2 x8 e" q* v" i. b% _( s M( M8 o% n/ @) ]( p1 L8 I9 [9 i H
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.$ s/ K. C: \+ `+ M8 f2 F ]7 \# P
6 e6 v; l9 d& JL: 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？ * i. x! @% r# d; H% \, J, m 4 ^+ u" [) E4 M* e* g3 f# s5 @M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 0 a: g: S( c2 k7 G 7 W# j% t/ X1 X1 u! k$ OL: 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？7 Q4 f+ V/ ~2 S; c- I
* ]2 @# g9 Z/ i0 M+ P6 n4 CM: 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.. O+ j# D: ]* Y6 ^7 A) _
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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？ 9 H7 R& R" t% n! s1 p( d3 s5 c; {0 o, X% j# j/ k
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. , X" @% N/ O, {; j7 C & o$ L( T7 l, G3 z3 x2 Z' xL: 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。( s+ Q: d8 b5 s7 h
+ V% _, s. b u4 d3 q7 _8 IM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.0 z9 J1 {# O7 [
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！6 S8 ]/ P) _$ l7 N) Z! E9 x
1 n- R4 y, T3 mL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！+ o. p! t5 a) S0 J# X m( K0 W
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.- ~) V$ t K0 ~2 o
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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？ ! ^9 U8 _( k# a! { x# g' d7 N9 X) [2 K( \. K# f4 I0 y
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.8 u! o, z4 M4 X9 S
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 8 S4 c& `* [# }- K 1 i% I% J2 q6 m4 D3 Z2 b8 g$ e, ~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. 9 O2 e' Z: w3 w. } * w. v, M/ d' \% G+ ]9 {L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。, l& b- n# ?, b4 H
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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. . L H' N+ |% f9 d: r& _ 4 {5 ]4 ?! X4 N% i5 i0 n: C" cL: 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？3 F) s$ P5 B1 h/ k4 h, ?
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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. 4 X2 V8 o$ c' Q( f4 I+ ` 0 m8 y) Y) r! d |" w5 M! T, z: y0 _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。 3 ^& J5 `- p- ]# g 5 q; |. r& d" P' KM: 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.+ V4 r$ Q4 M; m/ W6 h
1 Y3 W6 E" N! @1 pL: 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！0 y' X* _% Y) k9 S
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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。* T* F& O& |* u0 [
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