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 b! N4 v# T9 J; `1 ^: M. y 0 w4 b3 J4 @! ~/ ]9 J- {% H# ]L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ # {* E+ q7 n2 |* y- |4 d3 O: H* V: J
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?$ e8 ~+ o% D+ u/ T+ f! @ Y% \+ X
/ D- U( P$ d% s1 ]) iL: 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？ - i3 Z7 Z4 ]; T; @7 m7 n3 v# J0 G4 S 2 A. j" Y8 L& }2 O7 yM: 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.- t. t" u& h3 d+ z$ J4 u( y
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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？ 3 M! S, F. T4 e H; q9 {% N- b3 \6 B& @ ' S2 q$ _& O$ E+ dM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. % {+ A% [( ^2 `' }2 ` F. Q( _: M6 I' U h, q1 tL: 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？ m% L+ G+ F, [5 C$ g
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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. 7 l/ i$ Q8 Y% J4 A3 j 1 N/ H7 B9 a& Y! W4 E: XL: 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？ 9 `* B4 |+ f7 l4 J# Z6 S O: i# c- F' ~5 F* EM: 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$ N$ p2 {8 P/ a; a5 Y$ k
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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。 }2 c9 B! X `" k! P* ^- w) [! K$ J; u: d, R x# B
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.. M$ |$ }( I0 r6 B' ?
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！+ k; _* ]# a7 @- I B5 [6 S- I
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.7 ^+ O% J m) z- ?1 r' h0 W
1 E N2 ~! O5 s) L7 `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？$ S% _; o3 l; t3 ]4 k
5 N8 h) `1 B9 N: Q5 xM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. ) p, c2 Q- t) z' B8 r' L' g% v% n5 U- g7 x
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？2 }5 u) }: |9 X3 B+ n9 h* T+ Y
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ! |; j& Q+ u8 P+ W! i- s. h7 L : M) A% }' o e2 d$ L" jM: 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( R8 O4 m U( H" y, M7 q
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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？ # P) n( p: Q' Q6 o! f6 n# G/ T. ^
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. + N2 `6 \$ R7 B6 m% o$ F2 `0 Y " t( _3 g8 l4 _5 F q% OL: 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。/ _1 d: Y4 x' b& m [
8 v" z2 o" }: SM: 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.- V. `4 l) d! N; ]
7 ?0 x/ G: c1 tL: 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- S$ N+ J6 C/ S }7 O q( I
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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。 ; g% G: C. [9 i( [Audio as following:5 d4 w! A) c/ E. ]1 I6 k$ l1 G/ G
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