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。 0 G# z) r) p# `4 F- @% u7 N, \1 q# {4 ~5 c
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ; J* a7 N" d* R* H6 f" H5 H, c3 g. }$ @+ c
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?/ T# V1 l) O1 ^
% L" F% _' L. I/ mL: 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？8 _+ D, K1 ~, Y& f4 D9 ?1 m6 Q
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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. z/ {* | E* G9 h# H
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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？" f/ I3 ]3 e! ]3 r h) M# }1 C2 J
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. / i& x( J- q- o8 I# `( F& A! k# ]5 i ^( L' r* I2 HL: 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？ + y, z- Y, F- p" ^7 W* h* S+ u" t8 A1 }6 }( ^
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.: b9 T: H! A6 N) v4 g
5 |( s7 |; i+ x& i/ EL: 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？ & t8 P1 C t- |# e; B0 V% n. W; r& k
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. % u0 d8 n2 J$ n2 l0 v) D$ W1 t: z& o$ l- n4 R0 c
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。 ' l" q k$ b, K4 R+ O6 n; I, x3 u+ I2 o/ V
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.; r8 ~8 q9 n, G8 o. v9 J0 J) j4 }
4 f4 N; W1 V1 u7 AL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！* ?7 _# r4 u1 D
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)" A# d' z* x3 Y
6 @1 s k' X0 }; Y! u2 rL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！% D, |% o' l o. H
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 7 U( q) K D! S% K; l: U4 y- D1 `2 q. [' p' N- 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？ 2 f. w5 q5 j% Y( B* v0 [5 V* H, |6 K. [" m1 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. " ]1 G. k# D7 _& k8 |. H, z, s" t3 T1 L1 |" @: j/ U
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？- s3 F& C; a3 X$ X
% Y1 _4 K4 W5 A3 [% E& J& n( iM: 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. . B$ u4 n% }/ V- ]0 i# R3 }1 n! u- D- v5 B
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。7 E" H* Y$ o+ P' E
0 \) [3 g1 }; X: E. 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. 7 \# b5 K ?* E& T7 @) v2 |% h1 g. z! G C2 w% `5 d1 z
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？ / k, Y3 ]) X- i7 i7 u 3 W/ I4 X2 e0 B. p' e) k0 B* ^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 q& t! d+ y9 ^) v" g; [
! Z9 c5 t7 {' ]* n. c/ m" J: j5 X/ 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.0 c, v0 R2 A1 {( E
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