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。. _% C9 W4 g5 U
& W Y$ b: o! p+ }2 }& \L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！8 D6 U2 S3 m* I' h) _+ z; K
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? # g+ B7 u2 ?) V9 ]& n% \, x 8 v, u2 C* f. [' a# zL: 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？5 {, |' @6 H: G% _2 k0 h, @
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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. & z6 v r& k- A' Y' e9 O - D; l A1 J6 N) {" 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？, \; g& W' p+ \0 i
% `; c4 o& |) wM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.; N4 `* @" U. F9 L6 _
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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？ 5 F- w# r7 B1 k( D ! i; g1 t) t: Y0 ?6 QM: 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., o0 R1 w. C0 \4 x" b
6 t$ f1 ]! C& S2 aM: 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. 8 b. Q4 D8 u, S& B$ _) `$ d X" i! z( u. {
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。5 Q. \2 n8 e; G* X+ d A% L
6 I2 n" `# ^* @5 n. W1 jM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.- ~! l3 C. ?0 @# P0 e" a, ?
4 Z$ I; d% Z1 x- M9 pL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！/ l( {6 ?7 ?" E5 Y/ m. _! p
7 G; a" \* ]. n; ~& `: x9 c9 i(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) ; t+ m5 }8 M+ L! U5 n3 [" A j) n* N9 U$ {6 S! d1 ]% f6 ^
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ ! B" f% n. l h6 ` / d6 `! }" b' b6 a7 uM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.: v6 O$ o1 f! [) Q- |: X) [. _9 v
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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？+ r; U8 [1 ~) G
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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. 6 X" c! U3 ^( d. h& o - Z9 X& _6 T# m) p! w, q0 ]+ W1 e5 LL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ " C: U: @0 Z& v: h7 G& Q! f8 A% O8 P' R5 B, Y( a2 |
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 Q: }6 q7 P$ [* V7 K u! h/ y+ z: x! I
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。4 W$ ?& [) i4 _0 E5 c5 R4 ^- F
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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. 1 s1 F6 s+ K# [" C' q* ]( @ # e& _" W' g/ ~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 S3 Q3 n$ b, t0 [; |/ o/ V5 A
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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.! @2 D( [% f2 u w w# R( T
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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。 * t5 B# l! d- y; I% U! D5 t. l1 o$ ]9 d
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. ! d! J8 K) X# i % O) u8 o: v+ k. A, qL: 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！$ s) d. N3 I' W
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