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。" L- z8 R- J& X- m) T) v5 `8 v
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！* r" C# h7 {7 L2 R1 ]
5 x2 ~! h7 {) P1 JM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?1 _, h, o) F* i" s; T7 Z
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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？ 8 H! W% l% M& [8 s3 L* a; J4 u u- V- `' k* [
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.; n, y) H- v7 j A; B! } d
+ R* F) I2 q) ?6 n0 aL: 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？ . M7 a3 d4 W# C$ _" C0 ~& @+ Y$ j, _1 w/ ?
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.: c7 E5 q+ v" K& a( p" @6 n
% {# U" a' y9 ?" B$ E' \) XL: 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 \6 L. w5 G [7 {8 N. r8 h! m6 U& j+ J- l) V5 u% T
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. ; l8 u/ \- ^8 H: m+ | # {9 k1 U8 ^' b& R SL: 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？2 b% A+ D* z' \8 d, x
: n9 h7 Y. t, l9 W7 n* IM: 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. : j4 J- d* [( R5 v8 g& G+ Y2 {! }: K I3 D: D
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。 $ V9 F* @. \' V& w: u- `# @' ^8 T& ^
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. + v7 U/ ?8 u" s9 W" ^+ A, ] # k4 X. `" `6 y( J7 HL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！0 b8 c$ M) ~" x$ U/ C6 q9 C
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) # Q* S2 j7 c- B2 A0 w C $ x4 d2 I9 j8 r& C6 c0 oL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ T$ _9 [- G* P1 ^' J4 y( @
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 3 c) O' A; e4 @% ^0 O) o9 |1 D3 J' ~/ a: T8 e/ z# @
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？6 }. N2 Z1 Q- \ d2 F$ a: U+ X( u/ f
, P- `5 f" Y3 Y" U. N5 QM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer./ x' e# M% X* e
. e' `$ u9 C6 Q. s; i, B; [1 I$ qL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 8 X8 {& c- W% i8 U0 Z* \7 Q # U" B) \' f$ e( P1 N0 B& H0 |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.8 ^, }! J& m8 }& R& f+ ^ r
2 u$ M0 o5 N/ M8 E2 u- k" _( ~L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 + u, ]1 \: J1 E1 y b: X6 { I' j( x% B/ ]
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. ) Q5 \% D8 l, q2 Q0 ]6 i2 e- h( @. E' ?# J- ], 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？ ) O4 n" [& r6 u6 {$ b; v 4 X, L" H/ F4 A8 `8 q0 c' ~M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.; |3 `. }" f) h
5 g) n' s6 v \1 d% nL: 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。 7 H$ E% p' K! \4 G! j ' s$ J% o4 D% pM: 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.: D) p8 C2 N2 i+ m+ y, B
7 F; B1 n. R K3 t& U4 ^: }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！ 8 V5 u0 ?) Q0 ` # i9 \9 ^7 y( l: U. F; E/ H# B, F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。 ( Q4 d' ]. Z( `" K7 gAudio as following:0 M8 |% S' _+ O9 Y8 K( h, s9 n
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