3 x; H/ U; v- i4 cM: 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. / A& s9 h0 g4 R$ t ; N. {+ D. _" ^# x6 Z: U/ IL: 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？1 O) u7 x. B7 ]% r1 h
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.7 C* k& X. c, ^+ {
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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？) P7 v% F0 e+ o6 l% T# g# \
/ @& Z! { |! G( B0 Q! SM: 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. 6 e; {% M3 `6 r) U; e, A+ ~8 Y+ `9 b
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？8 q8 f, Z2 R7 E8 h5 ]
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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。 3 A( g0 J, J# U8 U' r. p0 V, k- a4 }
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. & p5 U+ }; ^; {# g( V/ q _) E; p' e1 v1 k% g% D
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ , ?1 K) ?3 p$ z# c! a( {9 |% l! V: n' d4 n8 }0 y. I* i, L$ }: T" o
(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 6 A2 }& D* X( X) N ) D& L8 X1 ?& Q5 [ nL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ ) R; k- q& a4 p6 {9 D8 P6 S5 F; O+ ^ ( g5 S# P6 X' ^3 v7 a9 q- ?- v3 y DM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. # n1 h) m; ?+ x% c8 e C$ q1 r! w) R, \! U7 K
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？" x; m+ P6 W* s3 y2 G8 ?
8 l, Y: m% h1 m! f* aM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer." g4 Z0 ]7 C% i
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ ( a0 s; U- B# g k2 m2 W T8 E9 V5 e! W& U
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% ~( r, t7 u- z8 ^ 6 F+ d/ D( Y- O. P& R/ W, G$ LL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 q* G7 j) M: k5 q 7 l9 z6 ~* Q+ N' n7 w/ c4 tM: 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. ( L% _( F9 u) z" f2 M4 P7 y 6 v4 {) k1 T* f' j! F3 S% EL: 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？ & [7 d9 t4 f* i0 E ' ^7 `3 U0 f% X1 v/ n5 fM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. * _0 l m- T5 \' b; r2 j' ^8 X0 H5 r3 [$ M4 G
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。 ! Q" f- [, Q: U$ [% a) H2 G- m$ }/ u
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. / F: J3 m. ^% V+ u/ s) ^. d5 m, K4 J1 w+ g+ D& t2 ^
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！5 H# j3 h: }8 w) M4 l3 S! j
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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。$ m7 P8 X; u4 G% g0 C
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