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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。6 _8 V! I- l! B* V; N) g
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L: 嗨, Michael, 在这儿!, y; C" |" L6 |$ S
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
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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?7 {" h, p. U6 R! A0 R
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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.
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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?- J! O: a* b/ E0 @
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.2 m1 h5 e8 u! c

1 c2 ~- ^6 R# ~, y+ c! DL: 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! N5 x9 Z6 h/ b$ q
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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.
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" {7 {5 C! ?0 \7 pL: 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?
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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 ~' z9 ~. q6 q! J" z

7 R) c* Y( P5 [) f/ YL: 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。/ V6 y" k2 l6 b3 [2 x' e6 x

1 t" t' }" M  o6 [# F$ yM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.0 r6 {, v+ \, n! p2 _% l
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!" Z5 B. q7 E/ m! p8 U) D4 m
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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L: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money./ Q# s8 K" e+ H5 L- `: V
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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?1 N, k7 Y6 w" R8 x% P

+ X* y. ^  u" X6 \4 M- j3 w' C7 IM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.- K5 N% d: w0 x

$ ]" @4 q" n& x! g+ yL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?9 S$ w' ?, ]9 r7 t$ N' c* f

: @9 C3 Z0 N" c: A, D7 w" }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.
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  ^' u7 g" G  _; ]& `8 P1 ]$ t* ~7 OL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。
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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.
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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?: O2 ~& G% @. e* f8 }7 G

6 p5 V1 X2 q# w7 iM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.
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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。
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* b; P6 e1 ]# x; _6 r! U: pM: 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.
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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!5 C7 ~$ {* R% Y; A# s- S
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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。3 L& a$ y# i& n5 ~2 d7 r0 p- u
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发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you: b" N9 |5 ?( `7 ~
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

. q. X' T" ]8 w+ _5 j3 ZYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢; _8 T2 c  Y3 O  ?5 J! U. z
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28

+ A" i/ g! r& Z2 d9 i0 R3 I' HThat should be "strip off".
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