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。 / Y X1 I1 S" {! l; H9 N % M9 K5 |0 ~/ d) d# C' gL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！2 ]: V" ]5 `& N" V" E
' r) Q+ j% k1 ?9 x: h5 }M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? & V1 R& q" ~: X1 x1 p6 g9 q; {0 k% V% `* G* C& X
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？ * O2 N6 p8 F) Y" p4 U; D, C- w* y- V1 y2 M" Y; m
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.. h9 J* x, f" ~# x% L% u9 \0 g
1 m2 L) }0 t' T' d, Q% SL: 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？$ R( j- g x0 R/ e
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.# a4 K" T, r! ?. T: r
, e* U4 R4 m. F; c/ F: b5 nL: 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？0 R0 B. n( t2 W+ c9 @+ p$ v
" X% J7 \9 y( 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. 4 A' k& K! ]/ s" y: E6 H7 t6 U8 A& T; A& Q3 A- ], 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？/ }# T( n/ L+ `6 t4 K+ r9 @+ E
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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.+ { F5 v5 P3 ]( p- k
/ @! w4 o% m b4 F {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。 ( I6 m. Q) I; j: R3 Q( J4 ]" o9 T- M# o" z
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.. Y* P- |" J1 F' N- v
) _2 p7 | q( L- g1 vL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ . j5 @' u# Y8 `9 l z6 I: m( j5 c; E! _; l8 s
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) & \) {) _7 E5 c" o, V ( R+ M& o3 B2 p* h- fL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ , K" C" q. D3 v0 F0 C* b0 N' i2 d8 N4 z; a% U0 F o
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.! B4 t' c8 D. y% t, b4 @4 h
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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？ . E. U: v# D0 I 2 P7 q! p5 H( B% w. E1 E# K" HM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.% _& r1 ^2 }% `' K+ p. c) [
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？0 C2 L3 M6 }6 o" ~2 r c* e
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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. 2 A& \, O. M: C% w9 _" [4 U% j , @& ?) x3 t K I6 r/ `L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。& I3 x0 n4 o9 d' N$ P+ v. o
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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.& G: [: z2 P; ?
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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？% ^( R* w$ E; F3 P' H2 k1 N Z8 p a
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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% j) J. ~9 e6 U 7 l1 O* ~! f# h& Z+ f) X5 O5 A) LL: 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。 , f" l5 a# s4 l+ A! S) A& J# J0 T2 T8 K* r+ n
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.4 ? Z4 n5 M: d/ J( i) i6 C5 f8 _& a
* Z& e8 Z& f1 `. D c/ S1 [0 cL: 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！: G5 d0 [ T8 ?8 e5 `9 i4 r0 C0 {
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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。 1 n; {& W9 _( m3 U$ X; YAudio as following: ; f. ]5 `" b& a2 d/ S0 p
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