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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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L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!: K9 Q9 N7 f& f

5 O* ?2 r) B4 G6 sM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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" k6 Z' B$ ~/ F2 }0 |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?* t: `* w3 w! n& g2 H% s8 w1 y

5 Q# a3 ^2 M5 TM: 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.# w8 @* V+ L' _- S, K
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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?
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$ o& f( J  q4 A3 ], KM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.1 D& |. F: ^1 u& w. l4 z: {, D
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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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8 S5 N  U' B" zM: 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.
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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?3 d! e) R9 I8 T. D

( S3 T4 L" ?9 k! W2 W. [" N+ y1 v! GM: 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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; P8 `) I2 I: qL: 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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3 Q( }9 K' r/ h9 Q0 [M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.2 `7 l; r0 d2 f% f$ q

0 E- v, q6 V$ \2 E  IL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!2 x4 `" v, r6 |: O0 Y
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!- n& M) f' P# z) s
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M: 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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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.& p& k4 E* Q' [; w1 T
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?+ O) u' q2 t2 \
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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.
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& x7 q7 v% v( R; }1 _: d, p+ n: T, n% f, D3 fL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。; n7 d% J% r9 K/ ]6 }5 g5 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.8 M8 u# M, d9 x# Q  o
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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?. c. \% `& E' M5 J( Z6 R
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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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; U" K: U5 G* ?6 L3 n4 aL: 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。- b$ W2 C9 S4 t+ j% b8 u6 L% g8 S

/ e' ?0 ~. }# V0 c* D" |+ V  TM: 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.
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! Z# Q3 {  @1 U/ e( l* X) D  x+ mL: 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!2 j4 X( }. M' N0 t

6 |+ B# O+ l1 r2 x5 i$ L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
1 ]7 i, w. o9 X' _: o4 Hlandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

2 i' @. ]" p/ WYou 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
1 G; u3 G0 V% Y" D雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

; y  j6 m  x! d$ mThat should be "strip off".
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