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流行美语 - Lesson 28 - rip off & straight answer

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发表于 2010-4-3 19:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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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。' A6 H. L% w( W8 y" ?! e

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& `9 a! O9 y- ?. i$ U8 g; s, O) MM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?& B9 v" H; K2 Z2 Y8 \

6 h7 n8 f5 q" ]; IL: 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?
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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.* B4 y# V$ U! i4 {" b

& q; ^7 s" H$ U% Y4 }* xL: 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?( W# g9 o7 |: N/ U9 f! ]6 z
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.( q0 z" V" A! w8 S
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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?
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- K7 l/ W7 O/ o5 w9 C1 x  T. gM: 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., L* k# F5 }& ^8 H8 M6 a

7 _. C8 v$ ?" `- |+ R' nL: 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?
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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.
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7 W2 T/ N" a: u$ 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。) y8 D* Y$ r" J# K1 y
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!+ W0 y3 K* Z5 @# u1 ?* i- B! y) Y

$ a, ]9 ?) L( T0 O& p8 Y' o$ u(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)
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2 O4 m3 L8 f( i3 a, ?, ZL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!2 [# C' g3 f% O7 v7 G
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
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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?
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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.* s' G6 [* P4 \6 Q
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊?' k3 [: `% ^5 K* f/ H8 O
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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.
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: Y& K! h" w3 z8 }L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。, j6 @' [% G) N, q* |

; v0 }. `2 T% x. ^% M& t6 }' N7 NM: 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.
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3 P& W; G* |2 K7 D/ }# p# i7 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 K4 }3 R( y; C' r+ P
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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.
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7 q/ E2 ~( X+ s4 fL: 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。
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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.
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, }; s2 R) {; x9 KL: 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!4 e, v. n( [' z  W

) E/ D: i8 r& s! e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。) d+ n0 ?$ a9 ?3 s' r* J
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发表于 2010-4-3 21:17 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
thx for sharing.and my straight answer:thank you0 Y+ T9 x+ l3 `' e3 Y2 |" O% Y! Y
landmaster 发表于 2010-4-3 22:17

9 \0 j  b- y4 R, TYou are welcome!
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发表于 2010-4-5 20:28 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢
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 楼主| 发表于 2010-4-5 22:04 | 显示全部楼层
我还以为ripped off是碰上打劫的把衣服都给扒了呢' a+ A6 F* J+ f4 a' B+ t
雲吞 发表于 2010-4-5 21:28
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That should be "strip off".
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