今天是星期六，Michael和李华到购物中心去买东西。李华喜欢买衣服，Michael喜欢看电脑, 所以他们决定各自先去买东西，然后中午在吃饭的地方碰头。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to rip off和straight answer。3 u! f6 ^. C! @3 |) h1 M. m7 Z
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！& j* X; S: G) Z6 N
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? . |& ]. K4 {2 b3 F h: ^ * t7 Q; `' n$ t# ML: 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？ 3 {0 l9 ~* z4 N: E3 G: i% v( c N7 l8 ^2 L k! f0 y: `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. ( E% F. ~ g. C& B8 Q$ w3 q" u/ f; O+ E
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？ , r# l) \. {' I1 o" y$ A9 I7 n v/ f" G0 E6 A' Y) l# u; r& {
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. S. n+ P F7 Z3 N 7 A# R% h3 ~+ e/ g, ?) lL: 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？ R4 z7 N- X( y2 J$ v) M 1 V3 F% h- I6 f- a) ?' K# Y% u6 }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. & T( c( F+ m% q& ^" \+ p/ r; _; U2 |+ b. Z! 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？ 3 {1 N% n3 i8 H E9 b $ c; n+ a3 d/ f' ^1 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. ' R- d& K1 O {$ {8 z/ N8 i) ~3 G+ O$ x
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。6 C# x; N2 h1 K
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ ' K# q) o1 h2 |4 n n1 u% l 8 E! ^" E5 R- \0 P6 n(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) L( `1 Q% `& R5 t
! \% C, B/ }2 U! BM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. / P& O$ M; `$ _3 G, p7 n' G) k7 k, ^5 B) _
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？ ) q6 z8 _7 O+ V$ R3 Y3 n- g5 j! g4 Q, @1 E$ Q& X
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. ( o( Q# K" S) e# T3 A( S9 v/ _. \7 _& {% }- X
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？9 T7 P8 i5 Z Z
3 l1 ~" M: b- v/ z% BM: 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." R' D$ O, X: u9 z3 G* z
8 J7 \7 \1 @0 }- E+ rL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。+ h$ I$ m" c4 A/ Q
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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.5 @9 ?5 k/ p( O, [/ `
% D& r! o8 |% e, d" {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？ , s& W. r$ l% p8 d$ G* P( p9 | * K: W( K& G6 ?3 ?M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. . }9 p" h6 D" {3 t/ V5 @6 Z! f) c+ b1 |% C, T( C4 a
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。 + n% {2 \# G4 i' d% A. N ?/ r 9 R9 t+ P4 m' n# m2 aM: 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. 0 q z; o( d3 V1 U3 B8 l( Z: J3 R6 w
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！ 4 m6 v% |- W# S) ?6 B+ f) f/ @9 f1 }$ L' { \( @* V7 q! G2 L8 R
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。0 S7 c' x& @ ?
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