2 j' t- Z* V/ ?" F; n) AL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ c3 M) Z. J$ i. v$ Q' k7 r- W- o. t3 E8 |/ z- J% P
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 6 J j) m2 _. K- f/ s- C) v- V# L, U3 a0 l8 t7 N
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？ , ^( m5 {4 C( B' |! Q* t1 W. Q6 O, X; _0 J5 o
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. , `; r6 i. S8 `5 B : A! ^( ^5 L5 D1 YL: 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？( {3 r& S8 }' _) U9 Q4 m
@; ?. f; p3 K! tM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 9 n) J( J3 e, q( p( J9 F! o" q3 |% o9 d$ 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？ : S# t* b3 Y0 a1 n, H& o6 v 3 V& J d" ~: f1 l- VM: 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.9 n2 P: R# V4 q' ~/ h4 N
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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？ / R2 a# a! H" | ! N" M9 i1 B, \9 ]% }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. + E4 h( g1 m; L$ B* f 2 i4 }# K, i$ F5 CL: 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。 8 p! G: `( F0 y5 o. h1 \1 s, b" Q
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 3 X! P/ ~% \$ X0 w! h* g$ I' E/ {1 |* `2 b
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！) z2 X n9 F6 c$ H+ B# e" c- c
" \, r; Q( u& ^) bM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. , B# ]9 h3 f* k6 y) X8 O6 M( h( [4 ~& u% h% O3 G! G G2 E
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？" s- v7 K$ L: K: F# l$ ~% |" @* l+ F
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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., x% h+ I6 t8 z+ q/ d
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ * p+ ^& O( G3 l) e4 Y/ [0 U" ?: i3 h$ ^# J7 L4 n9 }" [7 T
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.. p g* M4 o% D# L. m! [+ i- k4 p9 l
) r" f$ S4 e7 ]) y3 uL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 l3 j* i1 _: e % j. H* j4 ~" U; gM: 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.( t. f1 _" c; |2 q7 g
) o5 q$ k2 w7 p! e" u6 a) g3 P- ?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？ + [" e1 ^8 E! ^4 e6 a1 M9 o0 d; |4 o8 C# T" I$ h4 ]# L: l" }# H; K; f
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.. v& \3 o. v& A% U% R$ g$ P
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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。- N s% J! u6 h- h( r, {& S) ~
( G# x8 l' L4 k0 QM: 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. ( o/ ]1 p+ [* @1 H; j " S- p6 M4 s1 n! ?" X' i. ML: 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！( _( o9 p# K2 x
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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。 ! b# F! ~& V: ~) U9 }- f8 Y9 M oAudio as following:9 N; {# S' e. Y/ C8 L1 p) a0 s7 }
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