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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？ 0 a2 @* _' A: z , |& P: _6 q7 Y& Q( tM: 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.4 ~9 g4 @ _5 z) c! B* w
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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？. V" H/ |1 \" m }3 k8 K
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. : A1 A. E+ y+ X! ^& T7 ~7 } D$ E; c9 O& F& S* X+ h8 Y- pL: 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？ & P- A- f$ O7 `( a0 B4 k 2 y$ f* q# }9 _) N6 n5 d& N% \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.3 K' u! n9 Q7 y {, d$ Y1 q9 t
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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.: {: j$ K7 c) z0 R+ c9 `1 W
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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。 % p+ C8 A/ N9 V8 B % D R r2 P4 k! FM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.9 M6 R0 |5 M; ^. B+ t' C2 l
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ + f8 }7 O& I9 h4 n( O* Y8 f2 r9 G4 ~2 L. Y: j6 m) ?
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ; l* W* E/ F, `2 j/ s5 F 3 \. ]! F" \1 M& i7 _" h4 \+ l6 PL: 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？7 U( b9 v" ^8 Y- s' U0 ^, |* [% j
( t% }) F+ {0 EM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.3 |- I5 V" z4 q2 R
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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.; @$ n( X6 y% N3 C: D n+ V& r
c5 n# h! N2 ]: q$ fL: 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？ 6 `; c7 q2 s1 k# ~2 A# X 7 D* X7 o0 _7 V8 C+ a9 QM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.' N, ~! S/ a" E- B) q* {0 f/ O% m- y
% c" i5 G1 |: GL: 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。 % r; ^# \6 x3 T1 G( |/ j& p' m; ]: R/ _4 n$ q0 y1 ?
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.6 _! z O+ v, Z; T5 @/ C
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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！' D, b7 O; H% }9 r- L' f
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