% j/ H3 i: k; i( k7 zM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? / v& _% J, v. q$ @4 p* o; l6 @# ^) W" g9 p
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？ , a3 w4 M( M2 U) q# q8 M 0 q# ], J$ e: @) r2 V) mM: 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. ; h( p1 R/ X$ x9 j$ O3 } 6 P6 j$ \. K3 k2 K8 eL: 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？* u+ z9 \$ D N m9 G1 S
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.! e# A. c* F/ ?
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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？ 5 C3 Y# n$ K7 u: D8 p1 z0 p# Y/ Y6 z2 s# a. w+ P, T6 _
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. g4 Y7 H1 \2 A' N' w' J1 H+ c
7 k% s. K' i' p9 g+ x! c% R* D# N$ UL: 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？5 @" Q) g" t5 k# i) }7 K# M
# I" I2 J3 a( [7 _7 Y$ gM: 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. # I2 \- b) h, B1 o) W : I* ~; l+ p, f! u$ Y' K$ LL: 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 p' Z6 v8 ^, y9 F& A( E$ P- Q* O6 ^* J) [. _' H$ ]5 B
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. - X4 D+ R/ ?" ?, y. n4 A) q. @ X ' j+ `' c! H8 u6 lL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！" t1 c2 b. L2 P/ Z- B4 |
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 1 ^: P! u2 @, Y( j5 A, q5 P% P* ?
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ! k4 ^8 W, E% D3 z3 f' i, S7 b% _3 C8 ~0 k: G% D5 L
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？& [/ q# E( ?3 U& g+ i
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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 M8 b) R# N7 h. Z2 ]5 z2 p- V' Z6 [8 P
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ - t; y+ Y0 C+ }' J, x5 p ) {7 V/ T& D, C1 `- s! C8 Q& BM: 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.+ i$ [1 \; `& N8 F; I
# r8 N' M3 ]6 r* gM: 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.2 S& X/ S9 L5 \5 V" M, F# m
1 _' q* T, S9 Z$ D4 \, r1 _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？0 j' e* T' N2 J, ?' o
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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. ; C! Z* [; Q. a; p6 v, q# p8 _. p6 `4 s* e3 g
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。3 n# s7 A8 E+ o/ `
. M5 e, x4 u& AM: 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. ?) L) L3 C) a# ]2 `$ v0 b- L- M5 x& Y) A1 Z& i! q
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！ 0 s. W- C7 Y* c+ n) n# h8 o# W7 H9 P" Q2 C$ x
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。- W/ }: O* B$ W, _6 i
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