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。8 Q8 a6 p4 l4 y* @; F/ S* s; B
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ( w1 j; _# S1 }9 T ; L z; E* e q" tM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? * t/ q1 `3 \- K' A6 F1 j& F: ?6 r# u. s% Y5 C
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？ & w- \# F8 w' t+ a& v5 d' H) R* T V! N( q& v: o9 T1 ^, g; u" |$ T$ B
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 e: W: f Y( F4 @ 2 y, C# |( f0 T! ^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？ 7 M! }6 h3 x: h/ P: ~3 C' z. m% {; X; e7 i1 g
M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. : Z! T0 G3 [" |+ ?8 w: H9 o. g ( N2 H- V2 n* |9 \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？) ~8 a( K* C/ a; g* b1 u* I9 q
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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. : e* l+ h; G& O1 q* b7 M6 d% u$ K+ Z+ `/ L0 X
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？2 |4 n9 D' S7 d7 W$ m
- T4 ~- y4 G2 a. i) i" v$ DM: 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.! n/ Q; i0 U5 s8 ]$ \- [5 c
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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。 5 w% o1 P6 [% X2 q( a/ f K. V0 b, z$ w1 x5 y) n. H$ T6 j
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 3 r \6 S( `/ Z 4 ~2 o7 |- [0 o6 e- N% r# _0 OL: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ . ^- {, r) @; E9 O" x' ?# P) ]; @. x. e! _. T4 J% H
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6 r) m/ g) R8 bL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！* a, E( F' Z& ]' K" G
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.+ L) r0 j, G ~1 M- Q: E! ^9 w: S2 E3 k
3 t; K, o/ g9 CM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer. 0 q Z8 w7 e/ S7 x) W0 D9 f+ H. }# Y
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ # _6 ~( v4 e y$ _* m3 b' }9 v, X* k
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.( Y, v+ Q0 n! @# I8 M8 \* r
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ; S0 Y, `6 R3 c9 G {" }! y4 |7 _+ z$ y% }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.; D; H0 `8 ^ x; o' a2 _
+ }6 w" Y; D8 i8 V+ x1 bL: 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？5 P# F3 P" y6 ]
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M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. $ J% s3 C9 s! E/ C: i. r( s, O; Z7 c7 z
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。 ; j" R, T0 t( Z% ]( c 7 N/ Z& C9 [* j$ p. x2 bM: 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. " D8 j: u; [7 e; ?# w) K/ w6 E2 |; q7 ]( m# o6 z2 ]6 D1 i
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！ 7 @+ \4 ~- B4 F: k* y) B ; n% t1 Q& N, b. r3 P( 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 a- h7 G% G& a6 ~4 Q) l* AAudio as following: / u* A! z' p9 _) }. f
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