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。! q; l, q. A+ R2 w/ c
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ " n8 h$ [, {3 v, a3 {/ L. e# s9 d: _. g
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?! K: c% r! h+ F1 x
8 y/ ` ]) j+ F7 RL: 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？6 J! q# {! ^/ [8 ]3 _( d
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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. s. }% P9 n( a% W' i Y6 r2 N: R
6 }* L3 r0 R+ `6 x- H( cM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.( c7 K/ _ T7 \% f
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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？ 6 G3 _$ O/ S2 ^# o, G. v0 m% s 5 S8 O5 J6 I0 p1 ?9 U/ jM: 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. * }. f0 H- v2 Q: e j/ P7 C 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？ " R* E- h( O4 k) `% s. F' i6 c8 Q# M' v/ f% d5 v$ Q9 u
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. 4 \+ E% c. q0 _ H( g% s" \ H6 a
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。 3 h& G. W) Z& o; C& ] 2 j1 f& ]* E+ G4 \9 `M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.( i$ }" G2 L- ]! K& E6 d6 J4 l. W
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！- }2 y# c6 e8 |6 @
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后)9 p( d# }# T W$ a' p( T3 T
4 s7 `/ C7 X- g2 ?1 ]! m: ML: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！' F# f( e' K" i: K1 Q' k( J0 s: F
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money., V$ W- B. ~& M; e! V6 B7 S; t
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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？ * h3 d! |7 D) k% E' `+ |2 m 0 e" V0 P- D8 b- j3 W( B1 PM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.7 S; Y1 C% Q& R
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ - k3 R1 x& o8 `) ?8 N; r4 X 5 {3 H P Z3 g& F0 h/ 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.7 U/ X) T- s ^/ Z; r! Z8 Q
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。' _5 p# B+ G0 y8 n* F5 _
1 F2 ~6 n: W; a% }0 GM: 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. 1 S6 \, V# C$ W% w( {4 U5 z& c5 z% o: B; c: i( j! m$ H
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？% U" o/ g B5 g$ o- I" l
5 w) n/ j, b3 {0 FM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.# A" e( d& y% |) [" J( l, d+ g
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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。 0 S: x: K# O# x0 p5 u0 {2 M. D1 j+ D9 d
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. , b; H# V$ |% J, a" A, e" h/ U8 W) W- V
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！# P9 [/ B: T( V5 L
5 w3 V3 J% x! 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。 : Y3 J, s" `3 j- ?Audio as following: # Q. ?5 D" B7 \5 F# o: T r9 C
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