% o, A" F5 J3 h9 W. D& t, MM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ' S7 A4 l! D* s2 r: ]3 c6 z) @% w e2 W+ s5 C' u( k8 V
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?6 P1 a% }5 n! Y X9 ~
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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. ) J1 \" J# N% P; G. b6 \- t' S: J# x6 }! j9 S2 O5 [
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?5 S/ [( {7 l% U M h. _! @
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.) U" Q0 a% ~( h7 P, m, W% x, P4 }; a
/ Q9 S1 }5 W- ^" t% ]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? ) \* M2 h3 ?7 g0 q5 a# T/ K 3 ?5 Q c, G2 g) E3 ^* z* TM: 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.0 z& r5 z1 e5 p1 d- W% x
2 {' A: s B& |5 u8 mM: 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) T9 Z8 A2 R4 w. e 4 p1 |* k5 y( Z0 r. IL: 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。% J# R, o' R1 ]8 I; c! ?6 O
! N, a8 A) _# nM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. # b) ?$ |- m0 A4 ~+ [! F 5 H* U6 B% s9 j# u+ \- iL: 买东西真是要小心。得了,我们去买饭吧! 7 @5 k' t; p+ J% P1 V1 Y% r( Q) T0 v9 z6 q- k
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7 R a# {4 y& ^+ q9 T jL: 时间不早了,该回去了。搭地铁去吧! # `" m7 t" y; H# L$ T- [/ M) V# {4 p! o8 f
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. ( o2 H( T; N" T- N+ J6 p8 @8 R 1 u6 ^/ p! [$ p6 R/ z/ H2 R1 SL: 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 e0 d! S% n2 _9 U; c
* n* N3 n" ?4 t0 ]' G8 [& MM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.# C' |) B5 [# ~
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊? % O3 {7 @4 P0 J+ G8 P2 ]( H 7 w& ] d2 p3 d7 eM: 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., g+ L( t" F( X5 U. Q
' S V" j' A8 `. N# N+ SL: 噢,straight answer就是直接了当,或者是实事求是的回答。 6 J3 e" U: {$ n+ ^( L" w P ' ~- ^; C. c; O ^' R+ d) ~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. * i& k# w: w1 D2 y9 ?# A" r % Z- ]7 l- W! I! aL: 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?; `& Y' E' C! \6 |
5 v8 w& r' j( n. U8 |/ c! E* dM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 8 m) \$ Z' Y( D ^0 |- ]! j# }4 {# D+ M* Q$ F, x7 g
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。1 i1 f! {2 d+ L
) J. Z3 P; I+ b% D% z1 q2 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.2 w# Z( }. j( i8 H; q# b9 u
1 a( R+ u; s2 LL: 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!+ B1 L+ K" l/ E' c7 x6 A: n
% x; t6 V. _6 R" i n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。 ' f! l2 o6 h* D) c9 I, H& rAudio as following:4 ~; C0 e3 b: k. v7 O+ N: ]