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。$ A8 N0 O g9 ^/ N, j
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L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！; X$ H9 w# i K, V, O9 {
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? * Z0 J! r$ ~4 J& Y" m! X+ P$ T& }$ Q6 _- M
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？ * b! v" ?, Q; M6 h1 t# a- { n7 i2 u9 [/ l9 Y2 P+ Q$ j$ NM: 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. " E8 b5 C$ h* k+ e4 Y6 r/ M# A. ~# ?0 v2 H+ ]1 X' A3 n
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？+ B3 x" f% K9 x! r
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.' ~% U6 j; c3 Z+ W' N5 c0 Z
5 j# @& ? f2 w* fL: 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？2 s+ U, l8 H" G0 r$ n
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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. 2 `) ~0 c5 b ~/ S* _! m X, i+ G2 |0 O9 f: y* R' H
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？1 I/ [/ H8 }4 P q- H2 @$ Y
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M: 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 U- ]5 T0 E! ?3 Q' ~4 R5 d ' _& p0 x w" D5 [ o1 o5 [6 ]9 ZL: 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。* e$ z( }; z$ a
3 g8 [: n: \/ |; [& C5 j2 {5 q2 ?6 XM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. 7 l! s3 n7 }' l! p! b _$ T/ U' T9 I8 \/ o
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！2 }$ y& s' _! b, D4 p
) Q0 G8 q! F, n8 H$ ^(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) / q; Z1 x5 [6 G8 _1 w; U! E 5 x/ P6 n$ T5 U+ j9 pL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！# T( v% | K& l
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.0 d2 s6 X! {. c) ]
$ s4 s9 T& F$ W- k* o: e& KL: 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？ & p1 F& i1 S% X& t, P A- `6 W" H& h: ~* \: 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. 1 h0 h( s3 p, j2 h; t( \. {7 L* N, W" v" l
L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？% A& J" M: p# e v! M
: v( D1 o4 s- {; p1 |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. ' H7 A8 M* V3 n5 E7 f- \1 ^& F7 T4 K. u, l# y8 D
L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。: X5 V8 R- S' m3 A
2 u0 h' P0 D$ n, f9 nM: 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.1 x6 m2 J* u& U9 m* n% c
* Q) @; ~6 U* c$ p0 |! UL: 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？, [% ?* M, @. d7 C9 ?# @
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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. & f" p2 W$ b6 ~" x6 G) h+ y 4 l5 e0 N& O; R# m5 w: ZL: 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。2 |' J- M( Q& H- q% p6 [1 d
N/ Y, A, Z0 U2 d3 FM: 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. 8 t4 [$ x' Y+ m! E& Q" w & X8 `, @( _( ^9 w& ^ |& j* I3 DL: 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！ \/ e0 l' \; i! r; D' J' }, v
0 b, D' D7 `/ [ f9 t w, Z- f D6 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。 j, P! A6 S* M" J3 X' r& m5 z: J
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