4 L2 I( m! p% d5 q% CM: 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. " m/ k3 _8 }2 e5 o' s/ F* X2 R+ F1 @4 K9 C$ [ B2 ]- H( f
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？# u8 s$ k5 j* f8 _
$ e9 @& |" S9 b& Z, xM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.' r0 H( m% d+ s0 U+ D5 b
5 U8 |) P: |! I! r' k$ I1 |& aL: 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？ / } b' L" m) U# J; ]: j, ^/ K( p. I( {
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.; {9 s) e& T/ p
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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？$ ^7 U9 x. ^3 e0 R Z5 Z: s! v
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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.$ H1 c. E1 W* z% \- H4 m
Z5 a0 d" y" N* I: nL: 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。# r1 @, V7 L* T. Z: j3 M
8 I1 m7 D" B( x7 u* K/ y1 T, FM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.1 p) v0 u+ `4 [% m# s! v; O
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！' j, @& J9 `1 v( E
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# A- \) } Q; D4 v8 K% `L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ + j' O3 d0 i7 `3 o: P6 v$ y9 }7 b % X! \. L3 y2 u& z8 y8 b% O0 O; n" e4 ~M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.$ O. U' C$ o0 |
& B5 Q6 _' y. y( HL: 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？ ' f2 F- g# W% V+ d! Q6 G ]0 L+ _( N/ uM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. ' G! K, I+ P# m b9 E! |" j ( d4 S2 `4 \0 i+ `2 j3 G9 f i. `L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 2 K# B! p& h( W9 F* `$ b; f# ~9 }' L, ? m0 {! \5 i) [
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. # [2 Y/ U8 t4 U D; x 6 X9 R, \8 G% Z7 v5 ?% H3 P0 hL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。) I* L9 d: P" _7 X U9 B; s" o
4 i( C" J+ L% F( G- s; _5 VM: 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. # W+ F x; D) h6 s & L9 B0 R& G, ^3 q! xL: 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？6 p- E7 l! B- k2 r
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M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 2 ^% T4 v7 A& A, e2 S . \0 h% e8 G" T6 ML: 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。 9 \4 p: m3 k1 D7 l, s7 T6 f$ F; F/ M6 D: D( N6 ]- {$ f1 E' m
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.: w7 J; i# [8 Q! g9 x, M
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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！ . M* j+ A) e+ }, ^. z 0 T6 M1 E R" Y! Y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。/ i s. l( {, t% S
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