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。 / m R1 g& h, o5 w' e 7 z1 o/ ?! J) `$ T5 d; \L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！/ d8 N. Q& z9 R8 y6 g' U' ]
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M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? / R! t! h/ t/ _/ z& j- I% a3 } o- g, R j/ C+ _
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？ 1 ^: y/ h2 q4 u8 {) \4 v; a: i . d5 d! u# V; x/ kM: 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.% r# o. I& O! g) k2 k! g
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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？ * @ E. M, r8 @" e$ F2 @ ' E( j# G9 @* [1 X* p( |- hM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.* k/ ^# o9 V9 I
/ W2 n( B, M6 [! q6 \2 m% kL: 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？ 6 d. L, s4 r t6 e( V/ E3 A" {6 t0 h" O9 j# W1 j8 o- e
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.1 f4 j1 {" W' Z6 t$ _6 u
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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？ & E; i9 b0 S* {4 n$ e/ ^4 r9 W; [5 u: g4 H- X8 n$ W" A% o
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. % ]; B) G9 I a- ]: C , M; j( a2 q/ z: c- k! Z( Q& `& 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。6 r- y7 t# a: `1 B+ Z( U w) o8 y
2 F1 X& Y' V+ v8 K% w" fM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. : V7 U l! g0 r. {3 W3 I- h, Y4 `' Z, c6 L: N4 Q
L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ # z3 B T" i3 \- |! y9 w $ x, N& ], C% l0 @: w9 ~% u(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) . g1 @3 l2 M, N/ w/ [$ H J4 |6 D% W7 p' V# [
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！: f! \/ ?9 c! M% d8 B7 J
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. " w/ [0 H& |: v B z 3 s% w( }2 ^0 c* ^; K; b- nL: 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？8 U# q, m) Z( b3 e1 K: F4 b% {$ w
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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.) H" w8 W" T; b; S' h6 s- w
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？ & H `. n8 Z. v4 A% S% d8 o( o * r- k) u9 @+ g2 k. H+ {3 G# ~% nM: 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.! p0 U2 N* l1 z/ }. b
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 / o4 @6 Q) U* A, m l ) _* G# d q$ ~# Q' R1 \; q4 |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.& ~6 F3 ]) x: s, ^! C# o, }6 R& N% z
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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？ ' G( x' @7 g. Z9 C$ W! b- \ 9 H; i. A3 R/ p1 J c, u( pM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. ( }7 A" X E. s! S7 V + |& R) N0 G5 e0 R/ S3 f) 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。9 j0 p1 y1 c: m+ s5 D* K% Q- J) ?" S
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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. . t3 C; c, k# @ A8 [& O# k9 S + m" U2 i, u% z# L$ cL: 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！ ( M, {$ J) b+ ]/ a% V) J1 l. v " L" t: T+ V! A0 C- k; P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。* v- \( v% \! J7 R
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