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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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) G, Q- _# }" y6 yL: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!
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+ {9 I. ^, D7 HM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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5 ^2 e$ m( \  L1 o9 bL: 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?
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- O8 O" p/ e( _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.- g& l: l9 B# q/ h: Y8 r  x/ ?

1 B9 S2 W# o, |6 b# ~) b  nL: 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?. w- H# ^4 g; e1 ~! [

% l& s* ]7 b& }, M5 ]6 Z  s% BM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.* d  @. ^. }9 H8 T6 m6 k0 P

  L: z/ ]5 d. `/ }5 ]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?1 L  h. Z, Y9 _2 Z! m

2 k7 A) p) u+ ?# b5 }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.0 _7 |+ ~' }3 x9 w# C
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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?# H) D$ x9 ?1 m0 d
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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.( M/ m, N# l' K7 m+ r5 T
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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。# G- k# e0 P, A9 g% \

% ~) c. F! h/ l5 ]M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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& i5 f- ^9 h6 k( {L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!2 B3 X/ g$ l( y# W5 q

7 |) n0 V7 Z1 k/ O(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)' r  H4 e& ~/ \% x3 m6 v
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!2 M5 k1 r7 |. ]' o/ C0 o! ~

. |9 q* h+ A! g% E+ DM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.3 x2 z: X+ _: ?% a) L

: U5 [% J4 A$ O& gL: 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?, [# `, y0 y3 Z

& M4 C+ G( t( }8 aM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer., E% K! g* n. U& b; k+ m! e: W" G

' M( W3 j! ]5 IL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?5 u( F& g* l% O" u( S$ V$ h

* x* ]5 O" Z, `% gM: 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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9 x7 N9 L( K+ q0 {2 r3 ~5 |2 {L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。
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5 S* }8 W# I9 {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.7 S6 U. u7 Y6 ~- u

9 k" n9 U& t& e8 dL: 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?
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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.( B" Z* J0 T( C9 h6 n: G1 d8 l
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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。6 n" ?5 X  _; t% V5 |1 \0 _' ^3 d
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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.
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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!
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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。
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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
' \0 k1 ], Y2 elandmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

3 A. D6 w: B! v. Y( }7 ?) QYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
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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9 U# `) m* `! ~- Q9 X3 F
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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