* k7 W u! e8 w$ z# F6 i+ CL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！+ n" ~6 X8 ~" C8 e+ f
9 W: Y' H/ [% uM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?( z" ^1 K8 s! z. _3 R9 X
! W/ |, r1 w. L% e" yL: 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？ T- I4 t& F8 @- a: ~7 R$ f) ^" W) Q7 K/ Z- k0 P7 n
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.; V: |9 M0 Q- W. [. Y( Z3 _' T
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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？7 ?; C5 k( b1 v, V( c/ g% C
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. / j1 f: l/ V# ^ 3 R; y& m! ]" \8 a2 J0 mL: 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？ 1 B7 m6 C0 G, Q* d! O0 J # i; H8 q; o% p8 ^/ l" J' lM: 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.9 x9 R8 {# [, A
! |6 C) @- q7 gL: 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？) p( h; b4 ]3 o) [2 `- ~6 A
2 q% M( u6 M% m) ~9 A XM: 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.0 M e8 e& h* q
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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。 ~' `# }0 I" ?& i2 ]
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.9 e/ ?3 R) O0 y# _
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ 4 I( ]' L9 @0 ^2 E9 l) _ $ ]! z! x! Y" ~! x! R D) b$ m(Michael和李华吃完饭以后): _4 s, \& \% d/ L
: G n9 L4 i8 O6 i: bL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ * d% o. K' s# P) ^' g, R4 n: Z - O$ r4 f) S) f% u+ a$ S3 C- GM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. $ s0 l% l' }! Y! b J4 p4 p * H/ r4 S0 T( F. b6 lL: 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？! D: C- w3 C$ ^3 g' J
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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. 8 S0 k5 G! k! _; n , L( V* B2 a$ G' U5 uL: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？4 u* i g. R; o$ p l
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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. ; C: x [5 ?; k7 t, i, X. _+ ]( J' h
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 ; x) R2 d/ c9 P/ h! ?& d* S: \/ c; X& }! I. w/ X
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 s1 x! H/ y
, n: o* d) o* \9 ]. F7 g, HM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.; Z8 r$ V0 n8 M4 b4 g' ?- J
) n3 X4 P. B( D$ [* d3 pL: 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。 9 v1 r4 }+ K! S; r. Y/ f 0 ^) b- e- H; K: e5 W+ I; R: {" 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.# i; i0 w6 B# s& Q4 y
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