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。$ C4 t, u! j1 c/ B
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ' n$ P. J `) [' v/ s) D& j) I/ v; p1 g. \+ I+ c
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 0 g1 y( m7 q' _/ _( Q: l. V8 l" a! Y# x2 H$ n$ s2 B
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？ ' y) I! g8 P6 _5 z8 B g5 z- U4 F) Y7 t s c8 J5 c
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. , t" }$ ?! _4 |2 N+ H 9 b$ j1 c: @8 OL: 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？$ T' @9 f3 d: ?; p* N/ E2 G" P
# B4 p U$ [: G2 b3 I" kM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 6 r3 @4 S# S! H% z& u+ [ ] . Q9 c1 X0 d: }1 yL: 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？* g! N; w$ j9 i4 k: o- o
8 Q W1 V' |4 ]7 e/ n! S$ f2 ?, h$ KM: 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. # o# n' s. }1 l" I, H% R1 v1 c2 s4 q
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？4 N7 q1 Y5 M7 p$ W" m
7 E& |' C/ {! S3 ^. G. k. 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. 4 L) A% u6 [5 y2 ?4 j9 K: K) d' _. Q: U7 t; z& C0 |6 F* h
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。 , X* b7 i j' n1 R4 F; u7 f. i) w+ n! }
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.; ?# m! Z% c6 z. e% w1 ?
! h9 k; s; o; U ~$ ~L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！- R4 N7 z: m! S6 W* |
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 0 Z7 J8 F+ Q5 w; t" ]2 q' [* k+ F0 w
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ \: X3 D2 \: t! m# T; W
5 _2 f2 n8 V+ F! @4 s* Q; ~M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.1 S V& m' E3 k& G
5 E( o& X( ?' i0 w' ]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？ % M! C2 P" w2 K1 y* l 1 c' p* x, B: [! _: p7 ?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.0 e v: R3 ?) `1 j
5 W6 ^5 e$ E$ X+ n2 g& a7 RL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ 3 c" W1 p) |! v; @ c4 p1 }! m1 Z7 v$ Z; K/ p+ T
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.& O$ w8 w/ e, \
6 S. h2 X2 b- I! E, ?+ PL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。0 r$ \' u7 i k7 j3 h8 t N
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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. ; ~* R$ Q4 p& X- \* ]7 {+ J4 v7 A3 w- x
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？' B& l) i! m" _# M, ~; S4 {( Q
; ?" `6 K) k, [0 M: u+ J6 vM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.# t! B+ @- b( A
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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。 + Y9 m5 O* V! j5 A) C3 J e, \) B * B" K+ R q |/ ~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., W. z0 z' m! r- l1 `
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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！& k T/ P% {$ T% v" r9 W7 I
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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。 $ K3 k1 X* P" ?Audio as following: ' E; f3 @% Y% o" [( z
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