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。 g8 q8 U3 [: v& @1 @4 h+ U! ~. F* ?5 z& S, g! J' N) p
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 7 i0 s" v6 `( K" N$ m. G6 s5 e) ~. Q! c; |: H4 J2 w
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?1 G# v, |1 @: M4 E/ E
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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？2 k" M( L6 b. g5 S0 R9 S& f( M
) R. v! v$ h$ G# ~% Z$ l6 LM: 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. " `( I% h8 e: [* f1 Q& E; V " k. Z) X) v# I4 E1 g p6 b; d" 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？# ?* C) d! k6 H* E
/ U' C" U! l# L8 E. i; v/ LM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. S1 Y0 T' ~; I4 t; N, }2 _7 j- R0 N5 N5 \2 Z; k9 E. m4 K( Y0 N! _
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？ 3 E8 Y) j( v8 \, Z2 v; O$ Z7 _) Y 5 [) R% @5 {% T; yM: 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. & ~# E7 C7 j9 S. O3 o: v; L. b6 r$ K5 P: l) x
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？ $ @5 h' g3 m- X+ j @% U* J ! _( B$ Y+ X; X# X" DM: 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. 2 D. F- ~& a8 ]1 t# ?1 U$ C$ P! w9 b/ j
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。 , q, j) }& V$ o + e# J' k( B$ p, k, @6 FM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.7 R% F+ r# W7 y4 Q8 X/ ]6 J
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！6 c0 O2 D9 F! V: i$ z
) E9 |3 @! s$ W% V! jM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. : d1 [8 V5 s2 g4 t $ @( q( i1 K2 X# ?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？6 ?3 r$ e$ f, [! Z
$ v/ f1 y9 q0 R% Q" CM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 8 n& \* g9 C0 p( `; a' V7 g# T9 x" b! \0 F( f( V: y4 i; W j/ R
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ . [: D0 q- p9 T/ `9 j j! K/ x0 e) ~, p" S" ^ t# R2 \0 e
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.% M9 y- s# Z A2 X& m* V3 c
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ; b1 X0 P/ t+ E* N9 i ( }- M+ F. z& O2 ^) iM: 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.# G: T( |* C9 d2 p
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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？ $ p8 u5 A: [/ r- i) H & {1 g. q5 J" Z. E: V7 _$ E% E/ @4 UM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. * C! d3 R0 v* m' l: @4 q 9 r5 v- A) i: z9 K/ M/ IL: 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 C5 f6 Y- x% X3 x6 `+ U2 X) A4 z4 u' k/ s H% `
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. + I( M* Z+ g! s6 W/ p # A; j2 K8 O1 `% L* W- lL: 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！' ^% V/ S" W# M9 v- B
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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。 - w0 C2 N( Y2 DAudio as following:- H5 R6 X1 X$ K: W" x9 Z) l
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