$ }8 ^! n2 h" B" {4 gM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 9 r! i$ |" p' C$ W 2 {) `- X+ _- G; L8 M' t9 |L: 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？ + M$ {) `8 s3 o& d / x5 c0 M2 p- ^9 ]6 V- a, aM: 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.9 J {- l4 y; L
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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？ 7 P2 R0 L; [! b, \) q4 q- s: d 2 h% L& Y* G- X! V$ DM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.6 d* K, N. Y' `3 k* B; E: a, l
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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？. l8 g" A3 U% R1 F5 V: X
( R+ u/ c2 {2 i( g7 zM: 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. 4 u% l! l4 ~* v0 B2 {' f ! L* ]5 d1 n: d Q& TL: 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？ 2 f- Z- {& B/ {& I2 N ! G" T: Q5 e) J1 bM: 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. N$ b' g' \ [ u- s& U6 O5 ]# U
( u5 p1 g A, B U hL: 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。( H. }* Q5 b5 A+ N$ R$ t
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4 r5 }- h3 O8 W0 {" T% F, B! V, UL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！# z: d2 |: i7 A- x. Z3 C
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！1 @, K0 t! R7 _4 r
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.4 V9 O# P7 F0 V2 g
~0 m) r5 l- g7 D BL: 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% ]$ s) N5 y3 i: ?$ _# ]7 r 8 Z# Y3 C( n }! e jM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 9 {: d9 T( A3 E 1 t# F! {- V# Y, g: X' d8 ^" xL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？6 I% h4 c6 `" h' P
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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.% M2 X. y: V3 Q
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 # x2 ^* A& D) D3 Z5 n& u4 d; K( [) @" U/ K# {
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./ _( B$ @! w3 Z3 l
6 `, }9 g) F/ \" N+ M0 eM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.- I* ^: e# b# K# ]" R7 F3 q
7 K$ M: x3 ]; IL: 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。5 E7 S& m4 K, \# [$ Y
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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. * ?5 i- U, }4 o h! g) q2 v 3 H' E& _& P- PL: 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 Q! m# ]) b. V: M' v$ _* \1 p& s
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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。 . T# F; Y3 M, M X: W+ n6 nAudio as following:2 Y3 ?& U6 S6 d& G: C
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