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。 0 T) v1 V2 Z' I( d9 E( `6 `9 V! Z! b- i
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！4 N! S. `5 t+ c" L
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 1 X* ]' \5 E3 T* z6 E 5 ~5 g J& q8 G' iL: 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？ " A d6 f; x- S 3 V7 J! K7 T: K1 }' ?0 pM: 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. " a+ P% v9 x5 [% V * w4 f0 \- y; |+ P4 OL: 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？( ]! d8 V' e0 v, h: Q
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. & t% ]4 x- m0 F& Y' N$ {& @& D0 R $ @2 i1 c c( }- m+ ?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？; V, ?! `6 I% f1 U4 P# I5 e# k
, q( q, n( h' P% [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. 3 R8 _5 ~* s1 c# T6 v3 ~0 c9 K6 Y0 t$ l0 W, i
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？) @: u3 H2 ?) s- ^. ~" {
2 `( A" u% Q/ R, C6 O YM: 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. 1 ~- J y; `0 m9 Q1 J+ s) b) u0 ~) F: h8 s7 k! O
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。3 E2 A: X$ f& Y# \0 F0 ^* i
7 |6 C% U1 F! c1 k+ V4 EM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.( B* j9 `' Y' t' ]* O5 x
: c8 s5 q5 s3 s1 a2 N& nM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.4 ?* E9 V0 p' o$ x2 _- h. s. c/ W
8 V& ~* P+ [# M( n% I* x4 OL: 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？) @, N4 p) t: a9 O' v' J- u
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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. 8 g; R3 \; k7 j! a" S t+ A# X7 l* \$ J0 f3 s( S' q8 A
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？3 r" F$ w" |* ~& x, i2 v
& b6 Z+ O% P3 _. D$ L9 jM: 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. $ B3 k7 e0 W5 x* e3 f7 K9 K& @) H) M5 s, a6 {
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 2 k% D. O# Z, {+ A# a* _: |/ Z& F/ v
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. f; b4 }2 U1 b) n
& e* O2 i1 p5 H8 _5 ]3 ^5 [( r1 F& m7 JL: 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？( E. D5 G0 w) B( `/ w8 N
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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.2 c6 s) r0 i1 }
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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。 ' ^: _$ |+ B: g7 q, @& {- p7 O 8 ]/ L$ {5 l/ U' |; Y: f' ZM: 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. |0 m. i. D3 h$ X % |0 v- r- O4 C1 y9 D; i$ aL: 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！' l# W7 I! ?; T& p6 P, g5 B, q
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