6 z" o, m- e+ ]$ U/ wL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ; C# j& j$ c9 |/ y9 l; J( V) u* ^( O! _% U
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? , c1 w( j% _) P ~% M0 i. L! X1 O8 H! W
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？) F7 H' z. W; u$ Q9 h
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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.% y5 w. t0 r. Y9 b) E& L
9 F1 ?1 ^! C" Z! y6 d2 U" aL: 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？ & S1 w* n& H, o, j0 f * C$ ]8 m' ?+ Y: }M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 0 S5 q# N- U( M4 i; `2 n8 f* D. M1 ]1 U% |$ d5 ~# {1 ?
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？ 6 j$ C P) b/ A2 C. r* }0 R. c( |8 l8 l) p5 [3 t4 r! i
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. ( c0 ~; [- [" b4 }* |6 _7 M: C! q: g4 L: R9 }6 o: @
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？ % ?% s7 q& M0 B1 K. \9 W5 }: X- W \) L : L5 _ {5 \# G" e0 Q4 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. 9 m+ p% J4 S! \7 h) v. T: X+ ?8 K9 [, t" o7 L$ `1 o/ W
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。* u* Z5 Y# U% @0 w/ z
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.5 ]6 `: d) q- s6 h" j
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！+ N) M! K4 n( [( C; ]6 b8 e6 W
6 X! g% K/ F" c4 d- r& wM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ' Z- f6 Y% a) b. [5 N 1 k* y0 ?: c; J( g6 ^9 iL: 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？ z1 M$ j, f7 i% B9 H6 V" F 3 a; I: ?# i* `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. % d& M* s; x5 O1 Z0 r4 B$ s/ u/ k' r) P% v g2 {7 ^) a
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？8 G9 n, j* |7 t8 {$ C
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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. 9 }9 w$ r0 u% L) d9 U7 E" x ! V& ]9 h/ d! cL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 # ]) @* a6 M# Q- l ) l' U8 o5 F; M9 q1 GM: 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." w* b+ x8 e5 }7 R1 g* Q
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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？ ) C' L9 t' P. ?1 `" j& m ^' j- g3 t: W; _# ^, d5 a, m
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. % {# W1 g+ _+ Y* B& E9 G) U3 h, b+ d+ Y1 P1 _
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- d# N' G) Z5 Y
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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. / m0 Y7 E, J7 D( d8 J 4 E/ ?) p. b& W( x# p/ ~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！( R9 L% C- c6 [4 m
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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。: y& j3 S% {/ ^
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