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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。
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/ m" w; U  C3 K2 u. t+ ?L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?( o& G6 V8 w" I  a# S

" z, ?1 u3 o' n- z# M2 wL: 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?
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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.# E1 I8 l4 L, R7 D

7 X+ V) H# J" q2 O1 O4 ML: 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?  q: P/ [; s: w5 R, y! f" r. C( L3 _

- \, z# s( Q# `4 O# c! ^# \M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.
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8 E  h) f4 j1 @4 ]$ r% _  |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?
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8 x+ h  ^% d0 v4 L, s: f' O% D3 {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.
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4 `1 Y1 ^$ v8 o5 D) g3 d  NL: 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?7 @, I0 ?+ i- ]4 L

8 |! Q+ V6 i2 z/ E8 l  ?$ F2 gM: 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.6 `9 b7 U) @/ Q! C$ U/ e+ z
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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。) d" d2 L+ R( [) O" @1 D! x! j
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.9 Y6 H* K$ x' z; ?( n7 Y. E3 e

& ?1 V" i- w; W# ?! s& y/ U( ^L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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8 p& f  W3 p+ J( n( q; V(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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$ }) u/ R, }7 l0 w$ yM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.- \8 `7 [5 c2 b1 U" X2 F
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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?
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- Y4 ~0 ?" ^/ d8 D6 a: _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.
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?1 `5 R; O$ c- B
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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.2 e+ s% Z. ]% m/ Q# n

1 j6 q3 I; j0 i3 T9 OL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。2 G2 K5 G4 I7 v8 c: L
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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.
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' t) {+ }% n6 k/ 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?+ O; q+ Y# I  E" M+ f

" ^3 X% c/ G, r% {. E3 dM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.
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& j+ ]/ z3 D6 \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 z4 z0 C0 p# |9 ]& }
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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.4 i: a1 W, K% P  ~9 K
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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!& g# T, N- H+ C  E3 A. K( c
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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。( Q  K) R! Z7 L# r
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you; m& }' }( i, M* r1 P. x  @
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

* U' k2 F7 S. p- Y) H/ LYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢! Q4 u" r+ K+ f! p3 b2 \
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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