4 W# o' F; s" T3 |0 {' GL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！6 U$ p* A- v) P% ?7 I& D
$ W: |2 E" f9 M, l$ H" n3 L: B, ?2 WM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ) ~& I2 w& u, V- T' `5 ^; Q * ~& W, l5 v `4 ~5 ^ V$ _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？7 g* C6 u: y$ Y/ {- [6 ]; q# z
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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. 0 C1 Y6 S$ P, _2 Y3 B7 ~ 9 o" s- w4 D& j: LL: 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？# W* D5 t3 F# b5 [. ~) m
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 7 m& y8 g$ f+ O5 _/ {2 I8 o7 k% c5 v; i- G `
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？ & z% g2 f* n: V* q4 @" k; x4 o* ^* s0 p# W
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.$ R4 M2 h7 o/ 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？ $ w) Y) }* h" v/ L4 ]# ]3 p" w0 x6 M7 X. T; {( W: m
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.. t$ J; w4 h: h
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. - t% G7 c, _1 W2 ]% W# k5 \ ! b( C& E" i, y. G8 CL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ ' L X1 U% `7 p" N6 G3 ]7 c y 8 Q& y3 e( I6 V, t5 U7 l$ X(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) , B1 H5 t" A! G, S) V% z/ N! B7 n+ V/ f& I3 e, q
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！. {( w6 {8 ^( }* X8 E U- Q
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.+ {& |4 X5 @% ?: w
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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？* b) L% F) d7 w9 x4 I( x
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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./ b1 B7 t" S$ m. ~/ U
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？5 j' E4 N2 l9 u x
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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. : M9 N2 L8 F1 j5 m" t6 p: w9 {" C1 |& C& C/ Z& K
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。" F7 x! K+ m" G: Q1 Z+ d3 F2 B
8 [2 L' m' @8 {# y4 ?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 q$ X6 V" z) [: ` h2 x/ E+ a1 Y- ~% `9 @) f
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？ 8 W6 r9 e! M+ t) ^! v0 p! v5 o! C: N
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. : w& L) P0 k5 k$ _; y$ W! J- n8 \' b
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。. a5 T. k* a. N* X8 L1 f3 E
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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. % F0 @4 F2 c5 b, ?9 o: w f4 E% O5 y8 Z/ J1 f5 H+ i
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！ % w' K8 r! X0 G1 y* W6 ~% m& c4 O9 h & G) n) Y4 e4 d5 U8 t9 z \1 O3 f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。 $ n& X5 q. L1 |" f& PAudio as following:) s5 ?$ t* Q5 [# E0 T
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