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。 - Z3 I7 }' A- w$ [. v7 P0 f . \9 A J% {0 x% i nL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！# T7 t; K7 y1 }6 p2 {+ R! u' n
! I+ g7 |2 G! I8 oM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?* T) A+ C0 w4 F+ s) s
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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？ $ g' ?7 N; t; @/ V7 l* }7 h+ m/ I' I e! V i
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./ Q& T4 e/ |6 ^1 S
5 U6 V% h, q( V. WM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 4 W. j. ]2 b# t! ]6 \% _3 A; ~, ~+ l2 w E8 D
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 ^" S3 x: y2 A
2 l! B8 p) C7 W" Z9 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.# F0 W( Q* T. e3 R) @, b+ R
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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？ ( F% V- }5 B& E8 q& L& Z/ h& \6 P/ W8 s( E/ H% Q/ A& x
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. 5 ~; r' f8 l2 Z: g( L7 T" w! A# l. H) D5 H: Q8 ~' x5 L' v9 P
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。 ! ?% S% r% Q4 J; j9 b7 T: `$ t8 I9 S6 L7 P, q
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.! l+ J) S8 q* u6 ?9 c- C
) O3 H% C/ d8 \% r1 WL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！' ]1 g- s4 H8 b! |# g. |. _3 ^
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)6 k! |$ o v* \3 p' s! z
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ , B V$ m2 d3 S, A/ M; t: G# E) w( L: {3 M
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money." Q5 z8 v) p, Z8 E7 r" A
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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？' ^4 f6 V4 b2 z5 O: y/ Y" i0 [( |
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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, r5 G- ` t, b" g
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ / `" l+ z n7 W6 n e% @' G6 f 0 } e6 f M( i! hM: 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.* W$ x5 z* @& Z' V6 a7 ]3 C
\0 U" Z( q% X" a) h( JM: 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. 7 a$ ~3 a* X# ?5 L8 A7 Z 4 F8 R% Y* Y3 O! y8 p) j" ?! Y' SL: 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？ 3 V! {; V9 b# v3 j* r 0 C* k; M6 p" w4 Y* h; cM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.9 \1 q7 v+ ?- c
1 J8 v( U7 S, i7 |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。: g, ]& T" j a% m g4 _$ X
: W1 B8 \6 X& u8 x, J) 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.' \6 y! X5 W) v5 r0 j& i
6 X D0 m# x A! z6 lL: 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！! W" J9 T9 C2 m d: y! i3 L
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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。% y9 E) [8 y8 n) c9 V& g
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