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。 8 O% g3 ]) \6 I) ] D ) v) w5 |9 w, Q+ ?2 [5 @L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ & f1 ?+ n% |" [( S; B% w/ Q! O. q' G4 {
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?' q- Z& a Y& |7 }1 f$ n# [, h
% \; a) t5 W" ^+ w' XL: 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？2 [ [$ D- A4 ]3 y7 \( ?6 T
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M: I bought a pair of tennis shoes. When I bought them, I thought it was a good deal, but later I saw the same pair at another store for much less. I got ripped off. & ^" Z8 w1 B' ^ * z; i# O* E4 x: B4 v. s( o4 hL: 你买了一双网球鞋。让我看看。挺好的嘛！Michael, 你刚才说的 最后一句话我没有听懂，什么是got ripped off? 是不是上当受骗的 意思？. ?/ S/ w# Q( m4 }. i6 q* @
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L: 你看，我还猜对了。Michael, 你为什么不把买的网球鞋去退掉， 再到便宜的店去买呢？ 2 ?& v, R$ N; w1 I4 A2 p / j, V+ p! [$ o6 G" hM: I wanted to do that, but when I went back to the first store, I saw a sign that said "All Sales are Final". So, I guess there's nothing I can really do about it.' S6 [- Z: r7 Q2 I# v4 W
. \* g1 n1 v7 R* j2 VL: 哟，还不让退货，这可真倒霉。那你买鞋的时候怎么没看见不让 退货的牌子呢？& [1 k5 i' b+ L
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M: I was just too eager to buy these shoes. If you buy something and then find out that it is of poor quality, you can also say you were ripped off.+ K% C1 }1 k; R8 U! e/ a
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L: 噢，买了东西后发现质量很差也可以说to be riffed off。对了，我上 个月从网上买了一部DVD电影，可是我在看电影的时候好几次都卡住 了，害得我连结尾都没看上。 8 ^# @6 I* \- F# N% y; u \) X1 k
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off., a) P! ^' f i$ l& {( q
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！" a, W9 Z( Z/ }1 e0 K9 J
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.& N: \! m) K- Z# M T; r
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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？. b2 i- N5 \0 l$ y1 ^9 _9 y7 K
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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. 9 h% X) A2 K- Y4 E6 y% C/ p1 V: R( u D. J
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 6 a8 R% U+ c5 r1 x" i6 v0 M 7 q$ ]. r+ u% m! ]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.: d- v l9 J( G. ~
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 " f6 X8 x- c9 M/ i8 d9 j/ o . W( L/ i$ z- p% _0 A eM: 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. 2 j8 A2 i0 I o b / f6 z+ r) N/ KL: 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 u8 k! d- R6 }- ]" B9 N8 k+ I & n7 y8 `0 Z# r6 BM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.0 [8 S5 W+ E/ u. f: _
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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。 4 N C) z& G- }+ P/ r) N. D7 Q ]* }2 ~0 @' q! m
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. % m' o5 E( x; M2 r+ |+ N5 m z8 ~; A
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！" Y: {" R# K- b# V4 b# ?5 c- p; C
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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。 , z) c' a6 v3 F# wAudio as following: 5 I& ?1 Q! P6 ^
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