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。 1 |3 v( q: v" M m! C5 u 0 e( s/ w$ [: \9 g1 Y' a- l/ RL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！ ; ~. _) L% \; v. s9 {7 A/ Y' z" L* j" g* z ^2 R1 g8 p8 G2 D
M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? 5 k6 e! u3 M$ K \$ I! b+ J ! J5 J0 q/ G+ t, n$ hL: 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？' _/ S4 U* k E0 R9 d! S
$ Y4 p7 {9 c0 u+ e* M) wM: 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. ( K" J. y& j% s: O% N$ ]/ }3 B/ y, |
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？ / B5 U. v+ [' V: ^- X2 t8 e & P0 `: t( A1 b2 bM: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. 7 c, F9 K4 G. y/ G% m6 M7 G $ u* }. n7 e3 U. z: v4 eL: 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 f) R6 ]2 }1 u0 I; V( `% z% |
j6 j* }( Y$ y- u- |+ nM: 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. i0 w0 Q6 I6 ~% d( w
0 R% L+ j! h) p. F: yL: 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？* J( ~: L) p: ^8 d; e6 B- v( ~
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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 C8 r% Z; r3 z. x1 K1 A: C5 A ' R) O; S; j$ H! i& V/ T* W2 dL: 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。 {, {: I/ ^9 @8 ^
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M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.) Y/ `/ B* } @ d8 S# \; t
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ * A* ?+ E7 t* G& w ' i& X8 l& P) v(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) 4 r% }6 }+ E% R# W/ U! h5 I' b( n. D' H* @- I
L: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！ " B4 O s: u2 D& Y6 r8 A " k% h& J7 Q) P, \ b' G3 R8 JM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money. 5 R0 Y- z' C7 S9 w: @' v5 r# y4 i6 v& E/ c# f
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？ : M7 \* ~# ^& }) F, L$ O. e* r) \! ~ o* V" k/ Z* n
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.% F8 c( J8 e u( F0 ]5 V/ x
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L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？- u3 P8 ]( j0 M
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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.( R L. ^2 Y& S) l/ @5 J8 \
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 2 H) ~( I( e8 f1 ]: L( m$ _$ Q4 J |
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. 2 I$ o' |$ j+ a$ T _9 f i# Y- k+ j" B" `0 \: X
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？2 L. Y5 I/ S( M8 p
' B* t/ N5 V0 M6 A& EM: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend. 1 b2 P, p, ~( H % K: U6 s2 T( S$ s g+ TL: 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。 ( {* f% P; Q) N' V/ @, e& y) v, a/ L* S! m- f
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.: L2 ?; p2 w7 Q
7 u2 I( f, @( U' b# VL: 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！ ) [! f. \' R: y! Y3 H, B9 ^* k7 a x% O' c
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。6 i( b) W. h9 ^0 E
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