0 Y4 \8 ]0 f6 J! u% W& U7 KM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?/ l- ]" S8 L) B0 S$ M+ m9 w
- c+ |! Y% C, A# ~8 T8 A) KL: 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? 6 v7 ^2 K4 ]6 A& Y' `6 J' }- L: N) l/ H1 B" O D+ z- M/ V
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.% P2 ^3 S/ D! }1 y% q
+ S. G7 D5 m+ o4 Y( [M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.6 J9 p+ C' ^1 d I l. h4 v& u
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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? * U, b$ j6 d3 X* M7 O* u/ h+ ]# z$ Y1 I: j- Q5 j
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. 5 s S* x* n7 {/ p1 a. M8 D% I. ~ c" e( z+ t- w
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: |2 B" m' Y W( T4 `
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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. ( ~1 z$ N: N+ v: p v4 U5 b+ u% }/ O: f7 s; S3 Y$ ]% q% s9 q% @: ^
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。+ T) j4 C) l* \6 f
* \" z, y& ^7 R1 Y# m4 s# nM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 0 r& f c, ?, v1 {1 p2 S0 p( t$ k% l- N) ` ~- J" z( f" r! O& v
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!% G2 f& ~/ Y" [# i) r
6 E+ t( i& o- B& f1 f& g; X% V(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) $ C- n$ K3 ?7 T& ]/ q- Q' ~* T% d+ ^6 u& j
L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧! ) @5 y+ e; ^$ A9 [% d+ P/ k7 P5 H
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 2 f; f3 i+ O z4 _# `+ Q/ R2 V 7 D, T* N! b2 g% WL: 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?/ t6 e7 n+ n' t( s
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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. 2 L; {. t/ a: o& a, r8 O& g0 J5 j8 |. S( i1 i. X
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?; E+ ^8 b8 ~8 |$ f8 J
F* I0 V! p; z( S+ N8 ^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. 3 U' p3 S g# B3 p) u. U. @$ T1 f$ i. U2 y d! t2 \
L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。5 Z8 ` } _' P$ L- F7 l
! h" d" [9 K+ W: ~( k2 {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. $ k: J- B! T2 s) z+ A) ?- p, \7 T( z& o
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?' S# L/ @, B! e2 J; o/ C
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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.$ N8 t6 n8 \( `# j6 |
4 a# l% s) z: C& y$ X @" TL: 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。 , E9 K# Z2 Y1 W8 h: M% W7 J) V" ]& y
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.2 b' L' |& L5 e& `& U4 k! [ c9 a7 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! + D/ j" X$ B2 ]5 f1 o) ^. @ : ^+ k% Q6 s( y1 s* c) f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. T/ h, ~0 }/ H( @ G
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