* D2 C4 x8 l! |. @3 B: E+ x' O5 oM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?1 j4 N6 U" k) M% ~, g4 ~6 u
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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？5 ?- U$ R( Z0 v/ Z1 Y) ^ k
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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.0 Y1 a$ l0 y# m3 R6 i0 s
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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 v5 y% F. [& p/ U, ]
9 S: `! y" T5 @5 [& oM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. : r6 o* ~, N. ]6 m `. |3 W' Y% _3 c5 R+ M$ J3 ?, B9 G3 E
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？ 0 H) _7 ]) T4 ^. _5 O. _$ V# S% {" \$ M; Z$ V( X- Q3 G a
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.8 t, b( T( A$ o- w
" h8 n" @% L! j2 d5 o9 vL: 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？ ; D- j. g' f F9 N " e1 a% |0 g. |% s9 R9 ^- bM: 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.; f2 |, w2 w" r8 G7 h
5 `7 v. v2 W. q$ [* s9 ^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。 ' B0 s/ `: q9 ]3 @ : S& a5 C N! B9 O- e0 hM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.) V R' J7 @, n: g) J
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！' i J3 \' @! }, a& | q( u- }9 B
( {: v+ s8 |* Q5 m* XM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.& ]" N; y9 D' X8 Q, X7 b5 ]
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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？ L( b) F' l, `2 i& h3 X8 s. h2 A6 c/ l, r
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. " K% ]- L! W4 ?) \7 T' t# h3 [9 Q, K* i7 \7 r: ]
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？' d. D3 O1 I- E2 Y& t
6 N! _! T# Y+ d( b: oM: 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. 1 Z/ s+ e0 m$ p8 N6 f9 I/ T k$ n/ X N3 B2 K6 ?; G% c& @
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 * ^) Q7 C1 Q4 E8 \* N% @" R5 Q- {# o- X; p+ 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.5 G; g7 p. v/ \( K
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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.; h0 F% g6 [( W+ x- |) ~% r! {
- k% n1 @( ?+ L: [) X3 uL: 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。5 B9 O, R9 ?5 t; r9 E2 I2 r n
5 H0 Y8 A5 Z; q" aM: 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.7 e- d( c, s4 c, f* l \, K
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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！; u8 o8 n; [9 F/ [6 T' k/ P0 ]4 r
. V I, m5 d. V! \" t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。 ' ?8 d7 H7 c' c- JAudio as following:' _+ A* _# C5 l0 ^1 r9 H
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