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。 6 l) m5 O* I, u& M9 n " ^* _* [4 X$ P1 n0 f2 u# X$ i2 iL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！# a6 h5 X) C4 t' t; _$ a) Y
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?9 g0 [% h; Q! H7 n8 [- T8 o" u
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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？ ' R0 x9 U. c8 L a0 {6 G& C# ]; iM: 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.) l% L5 G. w/ f A8 [
# q# H% A0 t) P; p XL: 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？ : v! r8 T* e5 o! j7 x+ z/ D1 B! H! Z, f+ E
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. , i; g/ W0 N q) X5 ? + ?* @/ x4 b8 Y- \* b" ]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？ + v! ?/ I' J* \ : N+ D8 v. m# F) w. s% XM: 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.* ~$ k* z" N% J* q" E3 K0 ?
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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？ 6 f* [, X3 t/ X7 q" [% T& e7 ? % v9 E% }- g, j6 u5 k, ~$ I1 JM: 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- F& s0 X; x J/ W* C8 Z- U; X& X) v& ^, S$ k# [ t
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。- j5 l4 q) S) [2 o+ L0 g
1 J, g7 w9 y3 w; fM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. % L# v M# }3 r2 F 2 y, {# o6 z2 J+ DL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！/ @4 S6 z4 K/ t$ o9 C$ a1 U: z9 P3 N' \
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ . F+ d% o; V- S/ S * T! D3 Q0 v2 a) a: c, o9 NM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.; E3 U% z# A8 o5 C
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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？% N$ N8 n( J7 q0 l9 P5 v
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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./ j. S7 G5 k( h' K" l1 E
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ ( a. i- M0 b& {% v! W2 Q. {5 M- n5 k3 Q H
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. $ ]4 M' L: G; ^+ L6 d8 M 6 I+ l" t& o$ ^1 A. V0 wL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。' a# Q6 Y0 W' u3 g; f
, j% e3 P/ F6 u, f7 m7 XM: 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. * g1 s+ \2 ]! f, n e V# u) \7 k4 \. V
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？) X$ z! A: n4 j |5 C* I5 _
$ w, N5 l5 o" v& a( m! oM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 7 f" |4 W! P! Q" t# b$ s6 l5 ~, a0 q6 B7 K- x9 ` p
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 e* p5 t0 \' J, |
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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. - @6 H: e7 Z( m* w - n6 G& p4 [3 |% W$ k5 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！ " Y- d# E& N2 M# A/ M( C2 I. e; D( n9 m! t
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。 ; e: S, J& ^/ |Audio as following: : \3 r2 H: t; h. Y+ r3 t. H# t" `
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