7 A3 F- j- o' D7 z9 JM: 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. , M$ ]2 C8 l8 _ G0 _# C H% W: C) x( ?* O3 D! i2 jL: 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？8 e* z9 C% h9 u. S
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated." b5 ~% J8 A3 E$ X' |7 @3 |
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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？ 6 \) W, x) `$ f0 P6 {3 ^# @( z# Z: b3 X7 S0 \; @
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. 2 ]' l3 Q; Z3 @( r" g) K5 a, [9 l; i! m9 s. F5 g1 w( K
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 O2 E& b4 L2 @ - L' {& `% Y9 ?: 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.% t( T- E9 C W. }( t& t3 a% [7 C/ o
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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。 7 N" Q; r% d1 r8 J. G. z) h' D$ C ]# ^2 A
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.7 {1 H$ J' x @# P
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.) C1 ~/ C: s( d' N7 W+ R8 ?
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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 \6 x9 j* S1 u. X# m1 y; P
! p6 H% m' K: i0 K" fM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. * \, c' C2 t1 }& S: G' O 3 s8 M$ Z/ L7 p6 C$ Z; q. m$ yL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？) G# x) |9 W5 c* t
: x' U8 A2 I( Y$ S$ a# K8 {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. 1 f, _7 _$ X, Z % C6 @! c, U1 T# SL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。& G8 W9 t- j! r3 r8 U( y5 d1 n
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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. 9 ]+ r M: F1 k1 f' v) ? # Y4 I1 Q4 U8 S( X: c8 q2 nL: 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？ 4 N9 _) s! `8 P( E: ] # Z. Q2 s( O: JM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 8 q8 Q5 M5 B' L2 B% W' U( U. A" l* {! A& D
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。8 h- G2 F$ V$ [$ w. 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.3 o7 |5 I4 \" @5 u9 Z
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