1 A+ h! X, a- ?- D& rL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！$ R e& |: t' f/ d! }
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? " t; J: q8 @' J H8 a2 `/ b; g5 H) I8 f& B# {
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 c3 ?( D* M4 Q2 z2 I( \! N' C
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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.2 x1 b0 ~3 z" S+ r% i5 R" d+ b
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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？ Q; ^. p% ^2 W8 i/ k( S
3 o2 N& S8 ]1 g; X+ `2 {M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. $ m! c8 w! P6 s ; C( a- j/ [* e* t4 i) BL: 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/ W' \4 R% K x
' q# U% r3 Z$ O6 zM: 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. V* S2 I+ Z, i* u' _( l% N; E7 x0 e2 s. c3 s
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？ a" l6 l2 [" B5 O4 _2 H0 v. p
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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. 4 }4 q! O4 P0 h: z+ Y" ~+ b0 `5 u/ r' c; F: N( \- M
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。: o; ~& N* q+ z P: t9 b/ X
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.- |* Z* z; K7 f0 R, I+ g+ a' _8 l
( w( v, P' F5 A ~ b1 SL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ , F! N, Y: K9 t/ L/ v+ l: C' O. s; u; |9 e3 `) Y) E3 ?, I' M5 X
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 4 F7 ~) z' b. _" W* S ! k! H# A4 y4 Y' E/ N+ `L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ 6 D- w" d1 G- y( b, d9 E5 G3 b1 ?: B! r. m2 S
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.0 f \; G, ]8 H# \0 a* c8 o b
" O, a2 P% a: v4 U& wL: 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？& s9 q; |2 ` k( X9 _5 {
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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.+ K- y4 S5 a$ {# E2 n2 z
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？* Z/ H% y- p. e& [9 v
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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. 3 x0 I; t7 _7 z, W, T # {8 m: M" H+ }L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ) p6 ^: N/ w% d" N% u5 i Y0 M: w F [; w: F1 {/ r( ^2 A/ P
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. % b5 A% w( z8 j' O7 D - ]2 s; l+ _* |6 IL: 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？ ' v+ P' o, A- w( e& l' z 4 v- x5 g* G7 Z# cM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. F7 H1 a: h* [+ n# E
1 F! ]9 w/ D9 LL: 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。" x( J, X# j+ P& M" o) f$ J9 N
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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. 0 E$ V, [2 X& Y. T" b/ g9 ^) z( J8 s% g$ Z) D) Z
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！ 1 k: m6 C4 q+ ?+ a* i6 `4 s( M 4 R2 s6 k% |) b. K9 q# t; P) s7 H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。1 J; l D2 g* q4 n3 \* r' l7 h
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