8 ^) M& P5 G- a' q- ZM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 1 r7 C, B z+ _: M1 J3 n" r. N9 N$ g+ o$ V" a
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？1 w- ^) p; `/ W, G/ 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. 6 o4 q- L r; i" f1 p; `) J; C $ p1 g! H4 ^) G }; Q% @7 oL: 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？ % G: l$ s* f+ y9 O + {" J! y9 ]3 P |M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.8 N- a5 ]# _6 n* T0 z* r# |2 L% g
# }. k3 d9 a O6 cM: 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.. \# Q" @7 `' V! R( `& ~( x5 I
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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？ 7 o6 N/ s D& j . b& E0 Q- N, _; u& S; f4 ?+ ZM: 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. ! V7 z: Z) u/ a1 o* ~& h, M* a$ b8 E- T* |$ @/ N2 o
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。+ \( w4 M5 s5 g* [$ R6 G
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ - \, G! r4 Q. t- Z# ^' k+ e( ?7 C& A: N/ E% f8 Y
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) " N! v9 C, `7 o6 ]3 Q9 {: ]# i" ?& _0 B' \: v7 N
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！# b# `; }2 t$ l! q) W0 p# y* z/ Q
\1 F q: H3 B5 wM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 0 a, H) B; a }: j 6 C, Z o2 e6 n* n9 o4 ?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？ 2 t2 U, ^' t4 c. i# G5 y' t8 x7 d Q4 d* c
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. ' W. t( A% x0 {& p d7 }% q- l' m% U5 ]/ J$ S8 p! c6 R
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？1 F! y+ t& x4 |7 |. n4 ?
# x- a0 ?$ ^) T0 MM: 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.' V% R/ i& Y7 J, g& F
9 `+ D0 o, |7 ^8 i( sM: 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.. L- D! A5 M- M# D
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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？ - w" T7 n3 l% S) Z, M! J1 K8 ~0 U# T% V( ~6 a! }) {
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. * B2 D t; O. b: p ! d' H# a8 [8 j8 mL: 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。 7 i; C8 ]/ Y2 x$ L1 y5 _0 E1 U3 r% S! d5 @
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.( ~2 d: ?7 f1 C' C
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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！' c8 W/ g! m$ r* b8 q4 o! q( V
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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。 1 J9 l2 Q/ u! f/ ]$ eAudio as following: " }+ W' `8 n1 U8 `% E
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