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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？ & R# E7 `$ B- i( `, l7 _9 @ 4 Z# Z9 k! r# L0 \3 D JM: 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. 9 m; E0 m. |" ]& F ; D M% f) b( TL: 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？ / U' ?) J* L9 f: t- y7 U % M, J. ]7 v7 Y# z) uM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 3 \4 y+ D' ^) e9 `: A/ j$ R" u8 d/ d0 _' b7 c% Y. k4 `
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？/ D3 Q0 ]$ c# x, {7 F3 C
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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. # a% L- l8 _7 M* p/ z6 K1 o( |7 X4 }5 o
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？ , ~' n" j% i( i9 O( k1 c - b9 G' ^" g* f% Z' ZM: 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. * ~) p G& A, t/ ^ 8 |" U/ D: A3 ~" s" k7 mL: 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。$ J% t% u0 t" g! x R4 d+ T% h8 S1 u
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ o0 ]* _5 F( ~9 K- W% y* @7 d4 Q' o, N! N6 f4 V2 b- k: K* G
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 0 F2 F& F4 W& B - y2 J0 G3 ?* o# G/ ]L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！0 H( A- a: \6 [" F" G6 |7 e. G p
4 b8 [: u/ G& [0 wM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.. `% d6 r( Q3 W6 `5 S; i
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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.' s, z0 I; B* J2 ^
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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.% C7 w5 O1 G3 C0 B9 Z
* V/ e+ p, B! n) Q+ w2 N1 o) }L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 , G) G/ n1 I) Q# ?/ k; n % K1 c; u8 Y. w$ R1 YM: 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. " s: \; p0 M n* J 4 ]+ X* m0 q4 ?" ZL: 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？3 x3 k7 `& E) l! F6 E
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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 I2 M, W! Q2 g " h. j$ r/ ?1 ~8 `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 Z0 m5 b6 V$ a: K1 {# A W/ d
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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. + c# x6 a' e; p" N, u 6 _" H" h5 n2 U H( ^& jL: 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！0 O8 {4 o( j1 a. q% |) _6 q
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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。 l$ g0 y) r" u f' {9 ^( F8 O/ l" DAudio as following: , `& G* l4 ^6 J9 a. N
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