" y+ a; `; f/ p% z, x" QM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?2 O% w8 q( F! ^( C( W8 p
8 v4 t4 k4 Y! h' i, t1 pL: 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？ " F* d) ], N+ A9 e1 h2 l: {6 S+ S 5 k# |$ h1 S* }. |% _9 qM: 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.( l2 j1 o0 q; a1 L" P+ c g* E
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L: 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？' r1 ?! I7 q: l# x) C6 D
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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？ 1 i/ L5 V; t9 W; d, j3 D) D- \- ]# x " w' Q, J; e9 n1 Q0 T3 H& 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. / y1 v9 {+ p8 m& _# p3 P1 m1 a" n; l% b3 ?
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？5 M4 h9 ~; l9 @5 C9 |$ R) |/ k
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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。 : r- n4 n3 H6 J) U- s- K ; @8 X) l& c3 kM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.4 x) c f( B. G% n5 N$ W1 J
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ e/ K4 R1 Y1 X
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 0 N; N' k: s* Y9 ]9 e# {) A; N* X' r% I" E/ o; r) f2 O
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 u! g2 S& B$ ~" s% Y! _1 r) }5 O6 W0 `
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.+ L* v5 q" _) o9 L
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？2 q0 y0 V1 }& `: n. ]
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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. 0 P( I- L( K6 W( g5 c. r; N) o7 H& ^9 M9 f# ~1 R* H; X
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 - Z9 W/ r: ~6 v% t 3 U/ w* @% l4 ~* Z! MM: 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.1 S* d! F# X9 O
7 D* P* ~, d) ^( f( wL: 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？- [9 c I+ k8 m) w" \0 a+ M5 `
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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./ N8 _- }4 D8 T2 m" N
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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。% r- M6 a$ q. m9 @) J$ y2 `
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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. 3 B* E5 t& |2 O$ |; m6 F/ j# r0 u/ z% Q( s' z$ Z/ F# E: I4 ~
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！ z. Y6 P1 H" U
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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。( G$ u# v T6 c4 z/ N
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