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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。
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# _3 |" @4 u) P  kL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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2 d5 [' x8 A, K- SM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?, i7 X% v& `7 Q2 j: A/ M5 @

# C+ _: B: t$ bL: 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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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.
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. [0 ]0 T! e  c; v& E( g) ?) 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?! h1 n6 m9 f6 Z2 }. A

6 k2 O% f2 o2 e8 D& X/ RM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.+ M0 \+ ^# f. M- Z7 X
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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?
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M: 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 J( ^  z6 x  H
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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?' g5 ]2 D" r) e5 |" A/ x
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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.) H; p& P1 W  H4 U% h7 h8 m
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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。
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2 @1 o8 _, V. n" W4 ?+ y9 _M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.% z8 a7 k# t5 x9 r/ @: m7 u1 A
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!
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0 C/ }2 i- l4 j2 T: q6 I(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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1 {6 F( W) \6 e6 F  ]L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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" g% n+ P; u; R; K  gM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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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?
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) `8 b! P9 M, d8 R! p+ b/ ZM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.
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. m; Q0 s- s; g; s: `/ L; CL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?
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* R. J/ N9 l. j) B0 i1 LM: 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.3 a$ K8 r( C6 X) n0 e2 ^+ t
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L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。9 G6 @: J8 Y6 ]- Q4 p4 h& W! f) i0 m
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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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* y$ |& o) L# l4 g  p$ O' Z3 HL: 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?
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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.
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4 c5 [2 r+ O- o6 G5 T8 YL: 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。' A; r* O9 A/ [/ q! }; b* W) U
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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.0 R2 M/ J& `5 m# T* f! t( l, w
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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!9 u4 _! P! e. [# I
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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
3 v4 d; G1 `9 M* F/ Vlandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

% [0 k1 _, g8 XYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
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: d/ g: x  ]3 d
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

5 d. `, Y$ X0 F* YThat should be "strip off".
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