, c% D/ [' W0 C$ s% } i4 oM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 9 p5 p( ~$ F2 _+ O& q/ Z8 n2 t" z; A* c) z
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？8 |5 u: i" T2 S
( z/ I9 M$ E+ K0 B2 RM: 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.: H6 H z. T6 x# n! u# f
! @/ u( `" v4 ?3 q* NL: 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？$ j3 u7 K) G6 h
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. d: f0 m; I! V5 f# p' ~! y
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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？ $ V" e" E% Q' h9 E+ ]: u. S g ( i- c7 n: M; `6 h3 }8 jM: 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.5 \7 S2 g x* Z0 u
5 ?$ U9 W: r3 n0 l0 ^, KL: 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？ 8 f" V1 Y, h+ j4 u( @& K; ]3 c& Q6 N
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.+ B6 V! e( x7 w: u
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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。. m/ J/ \* E o! v2 {9 X
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.# f" q3 B6 d1 e3 N
, j* f' R5 u) D1 _L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！9 [' o+ X, }" ?2 |! w! a
) [- u/ Z/ {, p+ t6 p# h7 k: n2 m Z(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)# G1 z& }5 ^; ?3 a) P# @1 S3 T
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！' W) R, k$ Z! A; b7 U
" W! i( |1 R7 e4 X. y( @) uM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 4 I2 J9 G/ i5 h# J4 @- m. N% W4 A& R8 a8 k
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？ - K$ _; ^1 J+ w, E" D8 x" j6 s3 q+ G: @7 J; t( F+ T4 g4 U8 W4 X
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.. s3 h$ J9 F! s4 V8 s& x4 A
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？) |8 e" i, o1 i& M
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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. 8 C2 J) ?; a) i+ r; u+ H & w# s7 V3 u+ B+ vL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。; p, I( @! l$ ? k9 H3 e+ `
, W/ Q6 K/ y! a: G4 A2 V9 dM: 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. . |2 U3 q) ?8 [- }# ^7 X, V8 ]0 q% n1 P |- V
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？) ~0 k1 B/ W( K+ b# o
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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 v; e1 U4 O6 f# {6 ~3 B 3 ?) D3 y# T% `$ a5 i3 E' j0 \, L* Q4 NL: 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。 : p! K6 g1 Y, l0 z* B/ N! `& W# K* F) y6 r) [
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 N) j4 F9 a6 H7 A# K5 e3 E6 ?- G/ p% U# \
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！ # ~; A8 }/ f$ t! ~( U$ G 4 u2 M, H' l0 C0 u9 [1 ~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。3 H( F) i4 x& V1 @2 C7 N
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