7 Z; x# ^7 R; `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. " Q# `; [1 @& A4 ^0 m) ~) c# f1 f* m# [# g2 I
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？8 {) x" Y3 f( }5 w
( \, P" d* Q: b. q& r6 n0 }5 l2 BM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.4 n- ?- X* f) r* S9 A$ C* e
; V, R+ {; }$ E. ~0 X9 \# W6 A$ CL: 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？8 v/ k4 j5 ]& X9 Y. H$ A
! y+ G* F1 r( C$ j! ^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. 4 C9 {0 {, e2 H# W o* u' K; c0 {4 _ m9 _* o" R% o
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？- V; c1 ~/ j6 ]) f: @
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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.+ C/ U1 l* z& n2 n# m
0 @+ b/ F: p0 o9 _9 d% zL: 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。 # d. j/ p; M2 W5 O5 M3 |5 L/ ? . z, f& ?6 g5 j8 q0 K0 cM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. . g' a( J+ K" {( T Z5 \6 }. M/ R
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ . q" y0 W7 P: h1 J2 v5 p8 p( F! N# O
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)$ [- [7 Y' p! C4 h" E
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ * a3 n- f; z& _1 f# w D" b$ `0 d- ^
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. " n W, ^" s' j, G$ `" y" s2 d. u/ B+ D
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？ : m/ H7 N" V# w % n& \( R$ q. R( }+ s A* RM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer." Z: L8 J$ k4 m- _5 ^3 I [
# {9 K& Q& Q- dM: 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. . t6 v) s' C0 j6 O- L0 H# N! F I8 Q, l0 z' w0 q% B
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 & v" }6 z) k& Z" L4 B x ! U& X, I0 j/ n+ y5 s! G7 R) j+ lM: 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. " T; l6 R U' l% _. O. L ! z& U+ \+ Y5 A% Q7 h" tL: 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？ 9 g. e& U, n5 U6 Y; a P: M 2 [- p" s# V! [6 x& Y+ d% d, _M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend., f: i7 q) m8 m2 \
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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。9 o# z% M" a& a4 m* d, i0 ?
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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./ Z! _* |. n3 B( c% X2 q+ k4 @
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