7 ]. U0 O% P% ~5 F9 iM: 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.0 c1 \# _. {! y- P* i
( W0 r# ^. ^, q2 p: A1 i* w3 qL: 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? ) X* H, c1 N" W% N2 N1 f1 K1 O6 C u; y0 m8 C+ [
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 1 j0 q c' s2 M B4 o7 m 7 Y0 K% ^/ i4 bL: 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?2 u. _" B( t @' u; b# C
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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. % L- S2 ^* A- f5 p7 ^/ \) R + M. A* o9 f2 p2 jL: 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? ' A D" \1 L3 W, F: b" ^6 n& F % S1 a! X- p# yM: 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. ; L& Z1 X$ _" E( O7 [+ k: R9 T; a4 j- h/ M p# f- n# u' g/ d
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。 1 ^9 Y6 t2 B8 {0 j ) O k# m) I x0 q0 e3 ?, F/ UM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.1 W+ P+ n! K9 g
# A# p4 R/ Z& I3 |. N/ hL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!$ z1 w, k/ T5 N% }5 ]
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) * l6 i- S( Z. l7 Q% y ) o% P& B$ k! V: {) K4 IL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!+ `: f x6 c6 W" k$ ~
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ) y3 k; B+ N+ t* w5 T G" T4 u% R& z * d* e) r. @" E* M5 `' H5 ZL: 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 L# ^& j4 B1 Q( i" U! O( ~ : |7 A C& @& p8 L' w' @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 i6 _9 [/ m. E2 T* p1 B7 d' i Z, x( o% j- }$ I+ _3 n
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?% Z+ Y/ R6 l5 T; ?: S
- x9 _: Q% g$ jM: 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. % n/ j M, g3 y: l w: k, O " C- ~ L% A4 s* t- }L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。6 w* \2 E+ R* n& S
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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.- k# |! s4 b& u8 j0 T" E( [. A
* `$ v* x/ C. lL: 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 a# M( y2 o" t8 w2 v
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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. # [+ C P( ~; v- g. x# Q1 s6 u% d6 ?8 b+ J4 b3 z/ Q8 A
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。- y6 Q$ Y! c! d' r7 u
1 h0 u. L" F2 E! a# @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." {. l* y( Y5 b B8 h