" L. W. {) ^; [: } U" r4 ]M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?9 m& P P) T. B1 y) d4 K
) Y% t4 f' \- D, q7 m8 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？ * _; @7 U2 b1 k9 C: g& P* W* g+ w1 X
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. ' K0 i6 k n" h- @- S$ ?1 p6 U: }3 I6 Q
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？ 8 R2 I& G: d4 B, S4 z5 W: | I1 t- ?- l' B3 e$ q
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. & F2 y$ \; D% A; R, s5 W+ d% u, ^0 O5 e$ C% o
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？/ c+ `, u4 I M
B! i2 _) F1 ?4 rM: 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. : N* @3 }, w8 @6 G v9 g8 c, N# B z5 x# h; hL: 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？ ! o- u% Q2 }( M4 g u $ c M( t8 g+ h ?; B+ VM: 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. / ?) F, x% q$ ^2 a 6 v4 \ s) o$ aL: 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。 ! p3 z) O9 @1 a3 Q & `( ?- w; Z( m9 p+ X! VM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. + n, K6 |5 J9 s7 @% k" S- Z& \, w0 P; ^7 K1 u
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！4 d: [* e0 c0 Y3 Q4 j6 @
. @6 Q9 U. b8 _0 i, [/ R(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) ; z- v( l0 i C : S* v+ l' o9 p6 j0 W* K( ZL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ ; I7 }2 j$ E; \3 u. D& O ]( e1 K! Q- x) E, j
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 8 G( c- Z9 F8 k! E# {8 [7 ~* n }& n! O- a5 P9 n1 ^5 F) j
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？) N# N& r4 C; h2 M$ T t
6 q, F" e; C: ^9 `1 Z# LM: 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 z' \( }) g3 o3 G8 n
8 s. w& A6 |3 o( u9 X3 E* XL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？- w7 P4 P$ c# X' X
# d9 k6 X) y& s, @' vM: 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. V6 q V! Q. T; f8 Q1 N
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 9 T. E/ C, l* z: K & `4 Y& z7 v# O6 ] Z* cM: 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 Q1 {& e" l& X2 r9 Y+ I! U L) H$ o6 U# l7 H! q6 y& o
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？ " a# v6 [; }! a 7 m% k+ w9 J& N1 L, V1 b0 g/ V% NM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.3 l5 }$ W- E2 \- j% w& v
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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。 / o! J* U/ t6 Y6 L( s; s$ J8 P; h' G; L3 o2 j" y5 @- F7 x% |4 G
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.+ w, ?5 K6 Q% m5 C6 \
' K8 S( t) S& m, EL: 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！- O! `! q1 G" I. |
6 d( P* {+ O7 r4 [' `) Z2 a4 n ~! A( B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。* [4 L) g% h# c5 [) P. ?$ i5 \1 P4 c
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