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5 N8 K$ H- g2 _5 Y# A7 RM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? + r. T6 W0 J' i7 {; `) R( \% m% N7 ^
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？ * F6 C/ n: v( ?# O5 h 5 a0 ^, _4 _# u) ?' x; }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. : U; h9 _2 s; s" _6 v* c; M' v9 ~6 ?7 U7 R! g( l3 O' Y. E
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？, @! P" i0 K8 D% Y1 h V
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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？: ^2 k# F6 @* i& ?
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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. + n) Y) g' P! H) n% P 1 m. |: F) Q4 _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？ 6 t# Q7 R3 j( l, ~. W# m) U( w' V1 e: k& H. r
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.5 B% Q5 s0 l) Y/ r( u* S8 z% U' [4 @
0 T( q9 g4 F5 Z9 H( H0 \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。 : E8 K, v7 l5 q2 S8 I- T% I- L& k- p6 v" g; @6 D
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. c& M0 M- @: w& R& U$ ?0 U' [/ u9 }' E, p* v1 c9 O4 |1 u
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 9 L+ C' E- T8 ^. f # s" S% s+ J: S(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)7 q4 k @ v1 t
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 0 z. R" ~( M% U: J2 J! A- _2 D1 }0 W* W1 [
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.2 Y' m* f& G: n5 o5 H- |( [
8 D6 \0 C- [3 pL: 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？; u3 d1 F5 f Z, T# r, b
) P, s8 X3 i2 ]' g# y, @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., q- f8 ^0 o' f( Y
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 5 ?3 z6 q) a6 n* e3 I7 K- h6 m( m1 c! v: O7 g$ X" e# [
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. : U) B- m/ N- O% x9 a6 U5 X* j/ _/ C8 R1 i' @
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 " C7 ]; {5 d* Q: [: f7 B 3 \! j: M, N6 [, q- CM: 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.5 m! G# s5 `" s: [! \
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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？7 P3 _$ g- J, W, i. C$ z" [
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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.; r4 Z9 X8 Y! L6 G
% R" D3 L' F4 W. L, A" wL: 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 {% D5 n# A7 k( G5 i9 q# U 1 d. Q$ e" }4 X' Q7 mM: 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." n4 b" P: Y8 @- }4 m
4 o: q3 d7 q5 A* \. `+ i3 L' |3 m# ?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！, k3 w P# Y* G7 r3 z+ K. G
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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。" v: \) R' ~( S1 M7 @" R
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