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。 / Y, k% I" \+ z+ w5 `9 @9 w1 b, l- V3 \% ^. I X |
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！5 y' Q- @( ]: s! G) ~0 w: h
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 7 r* R& l' x. |5 ?+ u `3 O+ b+ G+ q% k/ p6 {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？9 L6 \, `/ u5 \$ _0 S3 }: p Y
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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.* a( F' M& I# z J
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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？ / ]6 ?5 U$ k2 x$ x( A5 u+ ^2 S$ m" D6 ^& G$ `4 G+ M5 ]$ G
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.4 m$ ]0 W2 R1 I8 J1 N/ W l: c7 Z/ x
f2 w) ~" I. U$ b" FL: 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？ * O% X3 p: C8 `, k" Z2 o4 `# t 0 r7 ]- y4 g5 p4 {- RM: 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. 8 y' Y0 V) O8 F 5 o5 Y: B1 ?* lL: 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？8 T% F4 s$ \3 _- F- N
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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。% ~5 ]4 O# @8 ~6 @
, f$ I P3 Q! XM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. , F6 M$ O( N6 e9 E+ Y E3 h3 }- }4 Q6 v- R5 Y# u
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！7 [# j( b# K2 h6 o) p
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) . X* v* k i% {. N5 t9 F" @, m , e' S3 W/ k8 m# V7 J6 kL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ , L( ]0 }) g% [" y5 S- Y) C" R1 ] 9 z7 }3 g4 J `7 V5 RM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ) {$ S/ n. Z/ ~( Y: V P- J( e+ V3 L( _' ~9 F1 l: t
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 d# @ j6 W% v9 B# P( Z0 o: [2 r( ?4 h3 p" D
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.+ g. a( z& x2 J# M' Q9 P, ]
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ ( S( q0 ~2 p* P: `3 i" Y1 T: \6 [- S: k) U5 Z6 `2 L j
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.( ]- C$ w) w$ f5 N/ t0 b
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。( x% e/ o% P6 e: o; v9 b A
4 s8 A: B+ G/ y$ e6 j# R* [6 |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. ! A2 T; e' F0 m+ Z X' ?& k2 C% z6 k0 I/ ^3 u9 Z6 AL: 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？9 ]) E% j3 _# z$ K
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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. Y' Z+ j7 `% W9 j/ }3 A
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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。1 n# e: u" |$ J6 \& X
' H5 n* ]. O( f2 t6 yM: 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. % I! ~& Z- m! u+ M8 D2 @2 ^3 a0 G" w
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！ X7 a" C Q( n/ G [, r6 c$ ]& r9 J- a; m) L x& Y; A: c# T1 B2 M! O0 G
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。" h ]/ m' ^* d" `
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