+ s6 S! w* z+ FM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?( x; |9 z y5 U" ^$ P( R& V" `7 V
! p) H' N2 w9 N( A9 E& aL: 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/ i3 I8 H2 @+ ]6 k
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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. 0 C2 q% g" c) m; c) c# a8 B" e9 U5 t- |
L: 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？1 x1 r+ ?1 Z1 c! b
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.4 L4 X# P; W# o n& ]" ~$ @; P
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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？4 ~1 i Z) o6 h, Z1 }
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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. X2 w) ~0 x( K! N ( [, X' W# {+ aL: 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？- J- @: |+ f: Y, |7 J: I; P h$ s
: \% R) z& ^1 u. w5 g7 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. 9 |' o: @* z! T' x# G8 t7 _. C3 y6 ~3 k J% t
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。 6 V7 T5 E/ }( _/ ^, c $ M* _; Q; E- q I9 UM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. + V% X- z3 I, l t. X! w: w3 r+ p2 `1 oL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！8 l, I* S0 A% g2 }, b
/ c! V9 j) \3 p, G" a C8 F(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) . K% r+ g! P8 F; f( ~9 Y* `/ t( Y0 N) F% u6 e' K6 R1 Y
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ - l6 J/ e( v! x' d$ m 4 u6 _) X5 y" n6 Y' O/ A9 ?M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 x: r$ Q( S, n0 x7 A3 n
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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？1 L( g2 Q% H! ~ Z( L( x$ K9 ]+ t
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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 |7 r+ q, F0 p5 j- q4 W- J
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ * w$ f1 `7 S2 F* @7 Q$ |3 C1 A" w9 C; l
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. ) n0 ]7 ]8 v, h: l" l7 p% x. ?% z
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 # S5 c0 a7 J8 S% M4 S # q# Q, ^- y, D, W1 SM: 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. 8 D9 ^# a' }( t6 e9 v; k0 W9 B1 A9 D/ M. _1 j! G: m- F5 J- J6 }; u
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？ e1 f4 E$ t3 g8 R; p" S# v+ e& e# [$ ]- e$ z7 {( |" v) W/ V
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.$ y! y& o6 b( g* w4 ^' u! t
! s2 k8 b" v% ~5 gL: 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。 * N& e2 Y9 @2 Q9 T- j* e/ k* d4 f2 b3 e8 E6 D' a& A3 C* y
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.( F4 H1 }2 a8 [/ f3 c
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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！ 4 y+ `1 b' Z; ?9 n f ; g {% P! ] Z: s6 B% x, |( W8 ?1 a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。 9 [8 G% u$ E, X7 j1 W" Z) KAudio as following: - {4 d, j$ w; l/ d. {8 s7 a, P
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