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。 # c1 F H- O- v! t% D5 |/ c8 v) z$ @& Q) b' V
L: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！# M# y1 j9 G% Q1 B/ A% F8 {' o
" P3 L. G( `$ D' J7 uM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy? % d3 K# f) z5 R. x, F4 F# D 0 j+ Z$ x6 v) u' j% `* s* [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 P/ C- `7 j5 R6 ^3 t6 p$ Q0 N; c5 [+ j9 z/ u
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. & e/ ^7 r8 y. O5 F( a/ u. E! q) v: `3 z$ K# B. H
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？6 o3 y0 L- 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？. b% I& U' z4 M# ?
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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. : H8 U: E+ ~9 a! `! T6 h2 N* i8 e8 j6 n# K \
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？ 2 j* c' e4 {, H# @2 q) r: C' m7 p7 l1 I
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. 9 x( s+ J( u' C0 A, [. B5 ~( D/ g' |# U' p9 p
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 s3 Y+ K( Y' V# h; p: @
0 Y$ ^8 s+ ]# l9 e& D! RM: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off., _" h. t) g6 O8 B. @) I& b( Y
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L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！$ z/ \: ^. U; \6 `6 P
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(Michael和李华吃完饭以后) # q+ r/ L2 N# O/ g# x* L+ @ + J9 u3 k/ L2 h5 D3 r% Q6 mL: 时间不早了，该回去了。搭地铁去吧！0 C; W3 X( h( k& Q3 [8 M
M6 G6 k- }4 W9 eM: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.3 V( }7 p5 t+ w. f
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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？2 f3 m7 G1 D, Z4 Z8 [
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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., ^% r# D" m& _' y
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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- ~6 D! S b5 v0 \' v* |1 C / {" G0 f, e6 q( J: h, cL: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。5 J: c+ f+ k2 ~8 ~
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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.7 L# B8 [3 j. c& o' F5 l4 D; o }& ^
3 Q. j5 C. b& I* [, j$ QL: 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 v+ `- _- k9 H$ X5 i- x1 N9 k7 W [; w7 [# P" S
M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.% [- R5 e+ h) q
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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。$ Y& [: ]+ p- N/ R( j: d
6 q0 l/ k |4 r3 q; a% j3 D. K V2 k2 {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.3 p! h( A7 U; I. Y4 u8 R* {* Y
( W; Z- ]. [, }6 G) Y' 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！ 4 D. y5 l3 C$ _* E: _$ ~ ) [3 k, W8 B3 z4 N! e( n, D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 Q( X: H D6 Z4 D$ E" Q/ v2 w
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