; _+ `' ~# ^6 ]3 _ t @L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！1 o) @# E& d& ?* v7 A
, {% d; i$ N+ tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ; v/ e" w8 P/ y% d* ]" z / e m2 E0 @& r9 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？ O, ~. h; U% H+ E; W3 f6 m) w $ K: g, f: H7 b+ ^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. ( u* I' B% d/ [% d. Z1 J* Q; [9 x7 N- {- N1 X/ q9 R
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？+ H0 `1 S0 S" w+ w% M/ u! d
7 J4 S: p1 j5 eM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 8 T0 i+ g/ r9 n : w* L7 W$ j5 N 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？ Y6 ]$ s1 ^: Z& o; R* ~% W) F! c# x& p
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. ( b3 r) a2 r- _3 @1 @) k% F* [) t/ k& p
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？ 2 B7 j; i3 O! S. X ' W& i, _3 H; q1 \ yM: 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. 7 k& e' e. {& | E$ M8 E% x! z' A& k: _7 P7 N! ^' u' p
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。0 ]: t; v1 v6 G @# k; }2 ], h! t9 }
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. O! d" P$ }, f1 J# H( P: N; J
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ + B* y7 v% u1 | a: I: y + k% T: S3 j, J8 V# Q(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) y7 U+ x" ^% S4 b+ W. S. _% \! E1 M
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！) M- G" C+ x: L& I4 j7 v3 |
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 v$ A* j5 O5 L1 ]6 v2 B
- m9 r. \3 F9 o( l+ aL: 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？ ; `8 F# g' J1 S A+ a. \- N1 u+ ~/ F7 q( {1 a9 n
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.5 c! ?% W9 k" @: G/ T" c
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ / t2 M# D0 z7 F: t8 H3 A+ h. ^# @" R; \6 x
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.; L3 N* j y4 w, Y/ l7 K8 Q
# a1 E' {& m7 \, ~- [+ ^L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。7 j6 [1 L& A. q4 h+ v+ W
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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. 9 W7 p' O, Z$ C* N/ F- H2 a8 d$ Z2 B3 Q$ d6 [% {) @1 r
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？ $ w8 A# g+ N. P& r" d. a) j* D4 V5 R; o" }; l' P. l
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.# c* Y/ p9 |# b( P) T1 X( q4 j
, u* M" x7 L- P) R" \' 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。 - ^" S$ W5 P8 A2 t8 G ' ]. j9 `: z/ B0 x8 p2 U* bM: 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. , f; O2 w0 x" a) E- o5 f 6 i$ y* P1 \0 W1 }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！ 6 H2 l0 x; g5 C3 k+ [; \; u$ p1 U& i3 t1 C* |# |' c9 i# ~2 W
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。+ r* G8 z A: j7 [! N
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