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。6 \( F+ {8 V z6 h9 [* X6 t. @
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ 9 U0 L1 {% M3 E$ B& R0 W3 K, N0 @' o 5 ~5 B/ F5 F5 W6 T5 h1 OM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? , W+ t8 e4 y! e5 D5 z" |9 K$ |+ q$ _/ T* t
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？' q$ z) }1 F. z0 q7 r
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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.+ L) H/ @# ]1 z% o7 |0 \! I
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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？3 {4 P' b& k& P9 Z
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.0 _5 i0 I. T5 y' Y/ T3 `6 Q
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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？ & l* l* N1 _- w/ x% y- m% b( v1 a" j% J# ~
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.5 W& h( X- g) ]3 u& ~+ _
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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？ " {" t4 l8 T, {( ~ 0 b$ |4 i/ G7 P/ w/ UM: 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./ P" ~' z& r4 t" F
2 P: f" ^; L8 C1 {- o( S6 i& PL: 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 Y& w8 l5 B7 ] \# h/ I ( j1 G4 p) [2 ]M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 7 T( d6 o3 w/ C7 _8 n* N0 X 0 C3 w' W) i# L {L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！& n3 Z( L. H8 [
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L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ : O; L7 `- ^5 a M; H# Q6 Z/ O( Z8 |
M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.( Z: s# |) k& W$ J
9 x y1 U& G3 {' C- [0 [0 ]4 IL: 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？ , A. n' p0 ?2 b" c6 S* e7 P+ r7 r: f) n
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.1 F/ b% O4 f2 v4 s6 X1 U* p# e4 `
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？0 q0 S6 G( n. ]+ B: |! f% v+ W( n
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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 Y; {0 N n8 |/ m
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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) h" Q: S( v2 h) |, S+ X9 |3 s) f3 ~ - z' G' N) n/ O- RL: 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？ + _! q+ o+ d/ b% o " H. ~" ^+ u: ?% s9 S/ h/ X. GM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ; `7 W, U/ f* f `6 D+ ?5 M& c9 Q/ g. z" u! z, H8 [: 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。 & l9 F/ v$ w! v- E% N- ? ( _2 q9 e+ s4 Z6 q. xM: 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.* q% p5 v6 P( y1 i( t2 W7 j
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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！ 1 x+ i; `7 j- Q, ]% S: K! x; R9 ^- r$ U' i# O
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。" w, V6 z4 h; n: k
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