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。 * d( O" | _4 S n& H# x7 ~( U% ]# Q* |, i+ ^$ t
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 4 v* \' w% w5 u' R* d' C2 } ( C- p& g5 A# Q) `2 ^M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?8 N/ C9 V! g @; ^4 b
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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？0 e' _6 t- M' q5 q- G3 l6 J
7 _0 [$ a* }7 ^8 v! iM: 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.3 F# K, h7 V3 @ P8 m& N& R
9 D: M! p. \' j8 F) B+ a3 I0 [5 m' GL: 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？ 9 E5 o5 [" a& b; K, b* Q" Y0 Q& }- C# b; D0 R
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 6 A& |4 j" f0 j8 N0 m4 _7 K6 _4 _% A4 T. J) Q( Y8 A* C
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？3 U0 T) V- I2 a4 N. o7 I
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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. $ i8 U, [1 V/ d( E' ~4 ]1 R0 |6 q8 ~: |& p( Y* _9 c; B0 b
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？ " S( y4 b+ p8 R0 u' O, m ) w7 ~9 [ P5 i& p6 V; A& _" bM: 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. 3 _4 B0 B5 k0 Y" i7 V$ z 5 k5 F, H' W, J8 p. jL: 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。 7 h( v3 P) a5 ~ 3 L* {8 ^0 y, d; z! X) r0 OM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.& L( r8 C) G6 A3 t9 H; g
0 W' E/ B( i6 o9 I4 Y' `L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 3 o/ r, p* t% X w 1 M& o- G1 ~+ f- z) L2 O(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)' L+ X! t5 f' D
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！6 q7 s2 Q- ?" Q3 k! J8 w
& F* ~4 p7 F& F4 F. L3 f! VM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.2 ~! r9 Q$ Q. C- P% E
4 @" e3 {2 M) T c: H4 J. D* bL: 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？ 5 ?* w- w1 a9 s! j/ L0 v+ l4 _' A& [) ]- \5 f7 ~4 z9 H5 U: p
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. 6 ]: A: _) ?6 g" `( |4 t. {. O9 x* K+ @ ]% h; T" i" t% x
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 6 ^9 }' F& K* H0 h- { " J! O" N$ p8 pM: 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.+ K7 |/ h7 [9 G- o1 ~& V
+ _% t! Z* i# r: H3 y6 ]L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 . }: D9 F! C7 e! o3 A. ]- I- B* Y* _. q- f: d) W: G
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. 3 }, }; {3 P7 ~* }- ~* \+ @" s6 p* h# J- e* b, Y
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？3 s2 h. |) g; c' k- a/ L; ?/ z( Y/ D
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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.3 D2 A$ M( T# ]' _: g6 L
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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。 ( ]0 |, @4 g6 z/ i! z( C( j1 x) D5 J$ d, t1 b1 X
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. : ?0 f7 {6 h: W # q: n% b" i JL: 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！8 J; G k" t$ @3 ^# v
& f" g N7 a3 c4 U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。 ' F ~* u9 \; J ]: e% e& GAudio as following: + n$ B* e8 x- s- C" S6 Z. h
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