: x7 B" j; n/ F6 e. @M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?" v6 z, q* s" |
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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？ 5 t1 b( q* B0 \% q ) D" d. g, T( ]* Z* p X3 _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.) j- E# g: p1 e: ^. r" m _1 [
6 I; t- T4 z$ gM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. " R, B; H- V! {% X* f0 x1 r' |' G |9 r) Z+ D, ^9 Q, b+ ^
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？- Z! h, ?. U9 N W8 f
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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 k3 D N6 L2 [. P
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L: 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？6 L( W* s4 Q, h0 ]
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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. ( \9 F( B7 r# I8 z+ G A 7 w1 }+ ^% d6 w+ L) h1 OL: 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。9 U; {* V3 J7 c
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. ! O: ?2 Q2 L) n( k& V6 b# t* ` ) ]; M, b& j. J* l8 t$ f7 ~L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ & g, @& [: S, C2 h# |% j8 ` q( `# q6 c
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ * v, a! }" o: y0 B: p. G2 r. b3 P 8 u& q: f. C3 c0 |6 j" j J+ ]M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 ^5 E! a, C. L% ^( Y. }) t/ T
! Y. @+ d ]; _3 C8 Q; M- q) k6 d2 CL: 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？ 3 O, n3 l' \+ g6 f3 C! S" d; E( l( C! X( |7 P! e9 Q% m: j* Y
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 l( u* ?0 z4 ?( o4 B+ F: M
& D% K" v+ z f5 [9 v- c( x; z4 TL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 5 [" f. i) ^8 P: a9 \# K& q+ |3 Y8 K: Z6 y9 Z, T
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. 0 t$ \# W) Q7 A% r. d7 `4 `+ R 5 Q2 ~: u P$ M* c: q. }9 \) t$ r9 qL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。( ^. r# E3 m5 i6 _
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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.. E/ G0 i- n( B- I/ X2 h
& T! v# }. N, R6 k- J$ _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？( I/ q. r0 Y, Z4 M6 L7 ]) e" Y
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M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ! p3 q7 c4 v3 z( C. R" F# k' j1 n, l. W
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。 & m4 M) O4 B4 {/ |$ s# S) d ' L9 n6 ^7 L7 J: [! z: VM: 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.: J1 }( H! d) @. \/ b) o/ H
, n) U+ F* `) L3 P: N) OL: 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！ 5 n, b( a h/ V) P$ b" y& c. P) j/ N+ T6 T7 Y7 G& I! c
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。' ~' v, S2 m! m* Z& T* Y. P8 D0 _
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