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。: M5 E) @2 A/ q. l: N% F. s
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ # i$ z# T0 Z% v$ X# h$ v6 V$ P; A. X+ S
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? $ W: B8 f+ X7 G% Y1 F, N* O( \8 |6 ]- N' y
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？6 v; `4 q0 N! y" S2 h/ K) C
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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. 1 l- ~9 E5 B9 p: m) o# m8 P) |/ u( T, z8 j$ g
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？ 6 b+ k- }. y/ z1 @" A$ N# F$ `! l K- w5 \- H u6 u
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.$ ^0 v0 X6 ~+ q6 T6 ~2 [3 v% G4 q
% |4 o* G9 R l6 {. E, n; Z1 ~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？ , ?! f: { t0 Y( g: p3 D4 { ' N8 t' H) c# DM: 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 [( h$ S, V1 `1 B/ v) {( m/ E" ?
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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？! g1 G6 g% P; Y& N- d
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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. ]+ v' i7 }8 K k! {2 r* J3 V# f# P! K1 w/ H/ W
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。8 b1 L2 ]$ ?5 I* X
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.& ]8 W" H& B, N! {
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ , T: v0 i' H0 E+ f9 h* U$ C& g/ s 6 Y; s; n; \0 {% a(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 9 w- y2 t8 S8 r7 `8 i1 K; ]1 ?+ G6 { o7 S9 |0 v$ }, h
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ ; _3 E* L. `5 I6 d b. M+ Z2 E* x2 {) I
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. / k" H$ |1 Z. Q0 X- `9 Q- u; l& g) D# e1 n& \# a' B4 u' h
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 ?; i. K0 d7 V( Q/ @) j& o1 F$ m1 o
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.+ P8 v3 O( h" T7 f6 W+ `% b
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ $ z" M9 [* A+ g! j - w" q! _' G* @& h7 ?! p" PM: 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.0 B0 H1 j4 p- H) {/ L0 @
5 Z; X' E& f% {7 |+ ^L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 6 T$ [2 v: w# {0 o 7 M) y% M1 q' 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./ S5 E- i, i2 {1 b8 \. B
3 p+ ]4 i6 v' e0 W6 Q3 b; FL: 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？ - p5 w5 _' G% f4 A: C ( [) X' b* M4 z9 m9 IM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. * k$ L4 j" v w5 E4 Y. t- N n$ W
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。, w" s' H G! l: b
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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.$ I; Q' f' K8 f
5 R, S' X3 M& OL: 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！ 6 E! l& G$ F% N1 ^6 g8 i6 ?5 z2 N! ?) y/ M' X
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。, `, f- c4 Z0 |% U- M
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