) m7 ^& y4 a* T8 fM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 2 d$ B4 B% A$ {" B* F- Z- e1 _5 R4 I7 \ & b* x* |3 l* X6 ?& z# y$ tL: 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？ + @9 i$ d% {8 p2 ^& H j) V2 B! o' @6 C6 [: 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.1 N l6 a. v$ y
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L: 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？ 6 e1 _* ~; Y# d7 A, H# Q- ]( r/ ^+ `% P) N$ A0 U
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.2 F: |% V! Q& g3 U, [* ^( T
# n# F$ d# C$ d" ~7 uM: 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. . L i' M8 K& p7 m4 h2 f8 }' H: x 5 X8 K" ~' F; T# E9 W# k ML: 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？ * b8 J$ r$ h+ V8 B 2 S6 P( `) m, J5 w" QM: 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. * G+ E7 q, [; b, p" p* L* \) D/ @0 W2 a( Q* i0 D
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。 . l0 b% A- \$ B& r7 T: @! t+ u7 L) m( b4 s# r+ s4 y
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.' i& F7 R4 i& G; w! c4 O) p
6 } z" Z: O- \$ }# s* Y( hL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 5 v: \& q" E# c3 x! P& w& Z4 S 4 b) h6 d1 ?& _( p0 O(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) , Q, s6 K6 t, ~6 a( `/ X3 o3 c7 H
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！0 n2 }0 D9 y; c( c x s, ?
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 7 W9 _7 u( T3 \! X/ q$ a+ R9 Q: J* Q, b5 V* P8 ?1 C
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？ + r# V' x! h% b0 V) D # v0 V+ ]0 t; eM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.1 H0 U' l+ s1 n4 N2 J' b# |8 W5 W& ?2 `
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？& e4 X8 e8 t+ r7 v! y- }1 V
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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. 5 F0 L- ?/ B( _& D' l2 ? ! n/ }# r+ Y6 I9 q3 t! kL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 . |( c0 B9 |2 }# M, c2 E9 Z # V4 s0 c5 d8 h; M+ }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.6 c' g5 y1 Q6 f1 w: x4 {* b L
/ U3 x+ Z" S4 UL: 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？ 0 f( S" J: N7 S0 Z9 n4 F+ j+ W2 u ! X1 }! [6 F* @9 Q% [2 T2 zM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ! ]2 h" Q! @% t! q5 O& \0 e d. P8 L/ t) W" a4 y# G+ L; E
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。: U# j7 H- R3 j& g8 r& c
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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.* |; d8 }/ z1 M/ r) E- S- m2 k4 @
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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！) o, h4 N& f: Y0 o) O; P. T8 d
) M- V, q0 [8 Z1 {5 k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。 & }6 q2 b9 W! O( s! q& oAudio as following: 0 f9 D' l. [( Y+ b5 D
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