* f9 D* [, Z/ v/ h9 C7 a' i/ T. lM: 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. ) w( C& {5 i) g" N1 X& G 2 v& W% T7 s- f5 h& 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？ # x3 {2 A& l- X" T7 L t! E X/ ~$ e1 e
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.3 o+ w' m, w5 o' T3 Q3 I
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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？9 y; a; ^' x( c" n% D5 N8 \
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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？ + o v9 M; C! F! P0 k+ z C q/ x. a' y" s& ^0 O* x) y/ C3 g! Y3 B
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. % a4 F2 U6 ]6 N! ^( | 1 x. X+ x2 U8 y6 }) z7 ?& JL: 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。, y( Z4 |7 v ~" m
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.3 M& ~1 ]7 }" Q! h, e
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ * ]6 Z; C& G P7 z 9 K7 ]/ r4 \; F(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)( z: {: h5 B5 i% e8 X
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！. P3 ?" ~" k: j& w
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.' Z: }4 ~. j! L5 ~; p
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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？ ' t1 `1 a' J6 }9 `# S0 y& R' t & H0 i0 N; \: ?3 B, i6 z7 C- p$ BM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.) ]5 d7 {; g: z2 M) Z* w" K y- I
# L. A1 T( ?. sL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？/ S9 i5 L6 X& N/ Y8 K$ u6 M. @
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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.$ f* L4 T F- ~
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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. . ?( y7 l) _+ J, Q0 W; w" m$ _/ u7 O8 \% s$ T& j
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？ " W" G$ Z4 Z% ?0 ~" c- h3 m; s7 i) i" ` ~. X
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.4 S. ]+ ~. w; e. {
. q) h4 e+ N5 ]( ?9 {3 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。" R$ }$ y9 t) c! O1 V' u7 e1 h
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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.2 W- m* l! G! w1 I1 o1 H
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