' d( s+ a6 e0 j* m8 M" sM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 5 I) U; d7 o& K" e1 O- A8 h6 k) b; [$ M+ T4 x
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？ 9 U) R) ~& l* h) s 0 f d$ w( N) y! sM: 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. 7 a1 I: [: t5 H, | ; b: `& `0 i7 T" L3 ] pL: 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？ - F" J$ A% S. i2 W3 ^3 S0 M0 V 6 N1 U7 f8 |( B! W0 zM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. ; N; Q6 S4 R$ c. v& i4 T4 ^4 @% c3 i( o) ]
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？" R& S( J6 r+ F+ N7 x1 l* E& D6 ^
! z! l( O; {0 t4 s4 g4 ~( YM: 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.8 i: a! A/ R% b W
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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+ j+ w) R" w0 ^ 3 E% t' G' {0 E! i: s0 u$ K; KM: 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. % n& Z$ I o+ w& S9 B* d5 p 3 X- v, u* b" N+ y/ }5 fL: 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。 ) k [ y: B4 k. F- m ) v3 h5 e4 d& W( H: aM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.4 Q- c0 U) Y% ^) L0 z8 i
; y- _# G4 X6 H/ ~, h$ CL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 9 B( M# Z, K; p6 ?7 h3 n( ~ 2 K* D$ C3 r+ H5 g(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 4 _, ]/ [5 z" t6 X- E' o4 ^+ i' y; p6 x4 u) c3 k9 G S
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 6 p7 L; W1 y# \# ?; A/ J# r" J* ^0 `/ v, @% l; h# C
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.% ]3 R! S3 s% @( p! S" i: O
, m, w; M. p8 w+ w4 b! a4 A+ y qL: 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 }- _5 _9 |5 x: Y! e$ f! ]8 L! r' x: J5 r* L% u
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.7 G6 T. c$ B" p8 Z
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ " M$ R4 i8 y9 u# }$ ? + q; R) I6 h( sM: 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. 1 U$ z1 y& @1 t: o5 H4 V/ e2 [, r+ z. y+ t! a) A
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 + C0 n% D# I3 a; o$ n6 W' J3 ]2 f! s% {: 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.! k! D8 x( m1 Z
. q" ]9 S8 s N& m) v; \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？1 t+ d8 R# L3 |1 l: H4 B x
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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. 7 j1 A1 O3 `+ D. z! l; E8 k! l' ]" m + y- \+ |2 r7 m8 sL: 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。 1 T1 E' m2 o, U5 k) H" k3 n ( f( K) K3 i) Y* Y3 X! nM: 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 s& Z! N& i" O8 L 0 i! V. i% e7 L' W/ H, `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！* |' I- w9 A3 N3 ~0 y% [
2 n( c1 A0 z7 A0 O% H1 V' A* {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。 ( k* j2 Q+ M% R% Y! sAudio as following: 5 j+ A' D+ i) k' v5 w6 s
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