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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。) R) _  |; v( z4 H$ |

4 C% y( e' x! [: JL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!/ R4 Z, R$ n: c8 |& Q$ {, ?* H: l
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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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?
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! ]$ u( o9 L, `0 M. N) ?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.* c9 s- b2 X  `2 W8 p

* s( V' x; i4 aL: 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?
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.# y, n2 S8 `( e
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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?2 _; s0 C) e- v6 }; \, w

4 ?" M% L* }6 ?7 u$ U- m& 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.: r+ [% I* ^  Z. R2 _+ G# X
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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?; ~1 w+ k( h% H4 f

4 B8 t# @  l) E. j* vM: 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.
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1 k: U8 m6 X& GL: 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。  K2 W; k2 B: ~1 c0 @

) q. Q+ d- d$ T" {1 ^: iM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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0 A5 J# Q1 Y  W3 Y5 U0 E) {5 ZL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!/ B: _8 n/ x3 d6 T
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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2 k1 O* G/ V4 e# [# [+ P$ RM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.; V3 |" Z. y; b1 `" w( r

# p3 d2 |# e8 L* @+ |( j: O* lL: 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?9 k; ?* e/ O. K
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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.: \9 e1 }4 z' e1 X8 h
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?, X" G, h1 O/ O+ [% @+ R

( L0 ~. M4 c) B: rM: 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.- I6 S/ e; P0 \/ A; |* D
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L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。8 P- m/ O5 D4 t7 g( E
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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.
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; d) }7 r: @) B: X9 ?+ P( DL: 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?+ K. Z, y; j, J$ Z; m8 \
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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.! v& y5 l* m) x: h2 S1 j

# |1 j. l* K  BL: 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! M/ L9 ~" V* R3 g
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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.( O$ V( L( \  V

1 S# ~( b) j: |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!! J( C  h9 }% [
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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。
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发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you* z! t* @; D( |7 n! o/ l
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17
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You are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
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我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢; }- Q- H: Z8 l4 R: H& {! [/ D2 V
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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