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$ a7 Y& a% N5 A 4 z* Z Q8 G# I' EL: 嗨， Michael, 在这儿！! k* E' P3 H; g2 ?
& h3 M$ w, {. Q' wM: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?/ P6 a5 h: b8 M' x/ H
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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？ ) o# N; x, z$ _# W% ]( f9 e3 G: a! n- q$ H2 a6 {$ [
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.0 a/ O1 j/ m U3 n( K" o" O
- M$ I. r& d9 Y& t, q" PL: 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？" A' Y! g4 d8 w
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M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. & j/ R. c0 e- ~! Z , j( O% s! h! t4 ]: q6 v6 UL: 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？" @! y4 f) {8 w+ A
3 {3 D f0 i$ @$ z; 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.( J' ?% |8 b, q' g
6 j3 B' @! \" I y! I# LM: 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. ' p* Q. Z& C4 m8 s, b6 e" s! \& J0 b& y2 L M+ a2 B' s9 O, b( F
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。 . N0 P( Q g) i3 [* E0 G2 J, l9 {1 _' {7 l+ a5 d8 c
M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off. + _6 a, e) y$ h6 g " e3 E, M m7 T% w' Q9 D2 `9 {L: 买东西真是要小心。得了，我们去买饭吧！ % j6 e7 I8 m* _. w/ g8 L; i- K; H. k" f$ ~' A
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M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.) }8 t! n, }! b4 Y) F; O( F4 `
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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？ ) R- r6 v: ^: f2 d . o- w7 ~% Z1 s; ~$ _3 u: YM: No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.( G( [3 Y: x' h: f
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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.! W9 u7 F& e# M% S( Q1 b- q) I
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L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了当，或者是实事求是的回答。 1 Z" y, m I1 p5 u8 n7 n: B2 J$ I8 y3 w$ b# d( |1 X0 k1 H; t" Y
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. & T6 ^5 B. k0 ^0 ? # \9 T) \. r4 q9 ]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？9 A. \: o# X9 |. P7 i- m
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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.1 o+ Q3 ~2 y- O
8 M2 n: E$ p: N; AL: 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 \3 Q% i L1 \. E3 S2 l% \9 I 6 Z& g! Y5 L( K1 I* B! }* L' m; CM: 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. D; J' ^- u9 Z: l
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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！. d k) ? K3 |' E6 Z' N7 {
4 s6 d- V1 i+ i, t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。5 y7 o6 u9 {1 e9 G- {
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