/ `; _% O1 S% o6 O; l# n, @M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? & r7 Q8 r) i4 ?* {; b: P & |8 b) w+ u oL: 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 p& ?- O1 _ D
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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.* s+ U) d3 l0 z' I% y y
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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？+ V0 ~5 B2 l# {: N$ M7 r& A
& V n4 z# {0 f& xM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.; B9 o) n R" [! J0 [. }+ A/ Q
5 _( x: T# M9 r3 }0 W& \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？& z6 s! M3 u) [, c4 t
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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.! \9 ?/ z/ G1 C8 w. w3 }1 i- ?
8 K: b% f' M1 m' u$ U& t: cL: 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？ & V4 J, t$ I, I2 Q. G C1 V$ _3 f$ c" c* h" x
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. $ X9 q) _9 D9 V4 `" U) b- k A4 u2 k" |1 u Y+ }, V
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。+ w3 q& @' F# R7 {5 \9 F3 o$ z# q
* {/ F& b+ t! {8 J+ a1 z& {M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.0 S+ ~& [6 C: H% T8 I% Q9 `) |
. }2 D2 h6 L/ [1 o; ]5 }M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.6 O8 m! o; K9 E* a2 ]% U$ s
' S$ F: w2 M1 E Y; @+ LL: 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？# u$ D) _) M- c- t! K2 b- k6 v! M0 c
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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. 7 V9 ]0 I& j3 f/ X0 l, f. C$ @6 Q- m7 U4 I0 d& `; H% u
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 2 K9 c8 t3 w# s# n/ s/ N5 w( B3 g! d- W( U& X- C
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.. h/ I0 l: T% R2 H. M
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 : w. z. ] P7 a) i 1 ^. d& p* J' r$ EM: 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. 1 L) b% {! h' D4 u0 O1 }$ L, y . z& V! j' {/ F7 X) d- tL: 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 ]: Z6 |( C1 Q% e' ?
: b# n/ c3 Y6 n: W' w) ZM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. , X! F6 ^! _: A6 ]1 W" {0 I0 E0 X# v0 U
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。8 Q" O0 e7 S; j9 s0 i
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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.& ^+ j3 _$ C8 e* t
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