1 s! N2 m) n/ k3 C7 W3 c; n+ KM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?% K8 P, O, A$ e
6 ]4 ` \8 F. tL: 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？ - r6 | {! ~: l2 y! T! t ? % Y y; G& J8 W) X( pM: 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# R1 Y6 N; S$ |
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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？ . h: G8 M# K$ G3 \1 d; t- F1 W5 n5 Y8 k8 U9 u
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.9 G. C" W6 f. \
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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？ : b4 r1 x5 U- c- N & b- j4 {# R, a' l& ^3 C8 R$ v1 F" FM: 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.! ~2 K) Q" X. f- j
) _. d2 B- k; K# SL: 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？/ \4 O* x9 r7 i% t$ Z6 W
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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. ) J6 a/ w& P, a/ `5 w `# h8 h) t . I& R6 O2 G4 v$ T8 U6 UL: 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。5 c; w" q; x/ V- S" _ u
. u9 ^/ H" C5 b4 tM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.5 b0 [' ]3 m, o, H+ z' E& @. j
/ \" p1 \% b. nL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ : n7 D* P6 E/ C5 F$ m" ~2 L & V {! f6 U. g% a {* N8 n& n(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)6 x7 m' z* ?1 ~2 a8 Z3 Z! X3 ~
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ - q. e3 C5 e! Q' s/ Z( t6 ?% v8 i q
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.( B4 }& f$ x# i4 ?+ T$ f
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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？" _: d: v' {0 d5 ^( g& y* |# Y
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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. ( `5 v6 s3 s+ V1 J! {. c3 ^. ^" M) T. m. T9 ^/ I
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？' o4 ]0 A/ }$ M* h* J! o
/ K. P; K( N3 WM: 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. 6 t' ~1 |6 V8 }# U9 ^1 Z; `* V- X8 R) T% a% E) [+ o: o8 b3 l" p
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。4 e. w- Q$ i, U$ r5 b8 f7 ^
5 C( K# T l: EM: 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. % B2 o: e% P( r b r$ t% |. u& Z1 D# u' vL: 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- f' e! I- l . h) F, W* n, v# uM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.' A0 z6 H( P! Z+ @0 v( u
1 o: G) t* U4 ?! R) n/ v4 eL: 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。 . B0 @! f; m( b ) l. C. l) x+ uM: 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. . k3 d' f' ?' A& ~ ! B' p# Q3 H/ ?/ g& J( g' r9 HL: 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！ & W+ t: b7 K* j & T( S9 J1 n3 E6 f% ~ M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。 6 h. M8 \1 P2 D* R: A; mAudio as following: / @' j2 Q( @5 H9 `0 i) D7 G9 U
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