. i: T4 { Z6 yM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? ; X% M; z3 v% S- v. F ; s: E0 f2 U; k& x! k1 m. b6 CL: 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？+ A/ Q9 S& r4 d T8 }- y' D4 A4 z
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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. 2 @9 E- c) L( J0 F8 B6 O g! k L; p: c4 h
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？) s$ n1 Y7 i6 W) K
' V' ~- T, v4 MM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. % L/ J: L N$ `1 | 7 | ?1 X k `+ Z$ QL: 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？5 ^" h* r# F6 r" P% e
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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. 2 @, B& \2 H% x) ]* c: u9 a) i# G& t0 S
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？ 7 ^% P) \! B! z8 \! ]3 X9 w/ S6 P% i8 b, k
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.# T* N/ r j7 X
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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。+ q3 x3 G/ ? J
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. / U/ Q) [4 s: j' B5 Q6 y3 m2 s . |$ { z) Z$ b3 b, e% b: ]) uL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ _3 i5 l: F2 Q& B- A: D4 }0 Z- c4 [0 M8 P% ~ U: ?
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) , T" m" v/ h* \. c+ d1 { . `, `6 c1 R* j( ^6 l0 X& bL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！' o" u( p/ f6 f2 y; i! b
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 0 a# P6 J' ]" e* M& P; e2 ]* z 6 d ` ^; q2 a# PL: 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？" v' j6 C& d0 h6 H
) Y. H( A9 i$ k) fM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 8 I! v, {$ E; l8 |# b/ q+ t1 ]" k3 L) }0 \$ s! U( ]
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ e( o& }0 F! n( r4 [3 ]
* ^ C# C1 x( w# y0 ?$ r3 `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. ( I2 X2 k- m. O : i# |9 i, Y' o. h, XL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 I* X' ]" g5 G- D* v
/ `3 t+ Q9 W. s; B0 MM: 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. 7 V- b$ t' I. Y1 O: \) K" c6 d( j- ?9 H% {' @4 ]* y3 c( m
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？ 8 r" L2 X7 M5 e$ A+ U 0 T2 m* R3 a& E2 r3 R- ]6 CM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 1 {0 |0 r( H6 }2 F, r7 Q/ K: H. k, ]1 O# B" E
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。7 N- i |& p% B9 _ _( z
4 J( x; a+ Y2 M3 `' LM: 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. 3 z) K o& q+ Z( R- d% r- n+ R- a' N ) b7 a% _$ D8 F7 q, nL: 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！ 0 R/ J1 a$ c: ^ i; d: M s 9 K+ ?- Y% D) w1 c* q- ^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。4 D+ v+ H) ?0 C! e/ q/ U) o9 g
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