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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？% d2 S+ U: q" A! `) X" `
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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.+ e4 \9 g p3 M* w3 `0 g/ m0 g
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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 C* a$ O$ h. {/ g7 D) ]$ @
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 0 Q0 q# d' ]2 I, h % k- [% }+ F' O& r/ G, k. HL: 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+ k! W" y7 D
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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.% Q: S6 V: L! M
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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？' \' B( g( J0 u8 e
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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. , I( u; \8 f4 h1 k/ m5 b: P4 t2 R1 X $ y4 C3 g2 }* Z( ?+ @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。( n1 o; D; b$ X! m9 g
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.. T2 z8 G1 G3 c8 d9 p9 o {7 ]+ c/ r
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ $ x; O; K4 {4 ^# U% \, m1 s3 C) v9 I! T: k5 v1 F1 k
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ^4 j0 V9 Y+ \ ! G7 |& q# Y! t! O+ q, eL: 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？ q9 _' |$ `/ h7 c
5 r2 T1 m; v/ s2 G/ B/ ?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.% e9 L h+ g) [( Z5 \0 c- m
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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. - w1 P4 }8 p; m( T0 w & ]5 M6 M, g( H+ S% p, XL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 / O W0 Q) C T, V' N9 K0 j4 a& Z4 f" p! l7 d5 X' \' k' w
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.% S, ], f' K$ R+ W
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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？ 3 F4 b9 S/ T9 q $ ~5 ]) K* x, HM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend./ E+ u, \4 T% T, w
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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。2 p8 j1 X: T6 R X P' M4 |1 l
" h o( Y" v5 I! \2 Y& gM: 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. + F7 A! Q2 b' X ^0 G: t' v ) y4 A1 k+ d1 s# m- u: gL: 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！ 8 ~; C7 f) d' c, E" \6 F " t1 |& d$ E4 A o; I$ |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。 $ q3 ]* ^$ ]. I9 F; a# f; r5 Q* L2 _Audio as following: ( G7 U) V7 x0 D; k9 [
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