" o$ t0 S- ^) d+ q6 k/ {M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 3 M! H% j2 v% T9 G5 p6 U9 {. i( F1 v! `5 U- D' M
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?; Y. Y1 ?2 z t6 }+ e: G4 p: B: j
* C# D6 c( v$ m/ ~; g& GM: 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.& k% x6 K2 }" z7 V g! K& O
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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? 4 h; h$ U3 |8 k/ P& k; r* g7 J! T' w$ u5 T1 _1 O
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. " h6 J. J# x/ h/ i- ?& j, X- {7 @$ w+ X
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?! [) l, ]# u4 d' n8 O8 G
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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. # Y2 N5 Z) X" y0 W9 S% L \$ V+ t% g% K" K+ g, a0 V( l
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? ; h* G1 N. K) Y& e1 q+ R( p& ~" [, P; F* @
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. 9 Y2 f; X. X/ I0 G t1 J7 _ ( @% C: z5 v4 W F' @* y) _* QL: 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。3 s4 M8 P. q+ y, Z( M
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. , Y% X. C* G5 \: n# e. R$ ?- a5 q- J: z
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧!1 l; @+ t% q* j% J) l& W; l% n" f
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) * q7 C, p% S' I4 r, r- |8 S 3 c: x6 z V' e8 N/ g- FL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧!9 @5 i$ B' U) R+ l$ _5 y1 ]
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.' y* G. g8 e `" n
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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? 6 P0 H$ Y8 B; O" e# J7 _0 e7 G% ^4 n; c! w
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.1 ?' A8 ~" k' r) d3 c" g
! T) k2 T$ M" q, s; f9 dL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊? ( Z: Y% ]8 c' t" M5 S0 S " b- k& p' @7 q/ q( m3 RM: 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. 1 n0 J( x5 e) C* z' ^6 i/ M1 h7 z" H/ Z9 J# }0 e$ ^9 ]' r @; ^
L: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。 ' W0 J) P- B! d! \% s ' i, [% C: F) c% x; f6 W. jM: 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 f( X5 S/ L' B1 T+ G # t2 g/ P" ?9 Z/ b7 _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?) E/ F' a- l! F
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L: 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。 # |# y- `' q# t B( C: P( G6 q1 {1 Y& N ^5 }
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& S% e3 v* B8 W' T: C5 T3 N5 g- e$ ?6 q5 W+ D
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! Q5 |: C+ t# u! ^/ E7 I4 R Y* M$ `) F( n. E3 |
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。 7 e5 `. }9 B1 [ n- P2 D8 eAudio as following:; E& ]* k* o3 j7 a+ A4 p* p