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。 2 N g1 ^: h2 J* u5 f; d; ], s! K9 i* Z2 H. V: M! m i, S
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ T) x& Y) m. Y( V! M
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? , m( _; l. S9 J; {, Z % j- t6 K. _* O* g- s) Z- K5 AL: 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 W1 s- E- P6 z$ q/ c
7 i7 U5 [2 j3 ^: I& F6 MM: 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.$ w) L( P6 \7 S: [1 w# _. \
- W$ }! N X- U, ? SL: 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？) ?6 N- W! X$ e+ p* H1 l
' |1 D. z+ }* S0 o) uM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. ' I7 t1 w& C5 V( _0 r f. n& H1 U- B% P0 n& e, r/ ~, DL: 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？& u+ K( u$ m( T" ?% e0 G: `! y1 j
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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.* Y* \9 H5 i' Y3 [
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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？ , X: O) L. _3 O3 ? N$ [9 s9 [( f {7 z2 }9 l3 X- S3 y! }
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." M$ s' W1 N. F
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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。 . b/ m9 C t9 \ n: h0 p! X, V+ P+ [. h1 K' d7 {5 C
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.+ x# q; d" P! A0 I, i* u
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 6 x2 @, s, E" z, q; M; @" E( |4 D- b& P' U7 L/ C
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)' q7 w9 |% r8 C7 J8 x- q
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 3 P" |4 d! J5 s$ {+ q. }# j/ b- y9 m: U8 s0 L% f) Q8 e
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. % ^5 X7 |$ j3 B' b+ U& ]; r: G4 ^$ g6 a+ X8 P# A# T
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？ " r1 k0 v0 y; _- P8 K3 s* v2 i 5 B/ s& t; H1 `% P' K& a CM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 7 Y4 F% x9 `8 p& `7 I6 t9 B# }( a: Y/ `3 K" d: R% h0 ~7 H: f
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 4 l( @) Q' z6 f2 a0 I - [8 a9 o, g6 ^% D. N/ |# ^' cM: 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. ! w( o, Y0 F5 \9 T3 ] x5 E% @- }, r' O2 z8 t3 `' B( f
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。& B" x# q, R6 r! _! j
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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. ' j) r/ I5 k: U% R, v+ C, I0 P6 X( j4 M) X# {
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 q: T- w( [( A5 U& p/ ?+ {9 _ , d( }0 X$ l ?% L- K. J0 q6 R0 g* MM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.; D& V4 a! i- o5 }( @& W- q5 A
9 c" F, \+ N2 s" tL: 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。 , _% C, M4 Q8 K, i, ~' | 2 y, w3 `4 a: `% i7 tM: 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 o9 m4 S- Z9 d4 ?+ V) G' Q& l \; L* S8 l8 {& f; j4 { p1 _, w) N0 }
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！, d7 q6 `& E; ]
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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( o1 L7 y) x7 g
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