今天是星期六，Michael和李華到購物中心去買東西。李華喜歡買衣服，Michael喜歡看電腦, 所以他們決定各自先去買東西，然后中午在吃飯的地方碰頭。今天李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語：to rip off和straight answer。

L: 嗨， Michael, 在這兒！

M: Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?

L: 今天我真高興，你看，買了那么多衣服才花了我七十五美元。那 店要關(guān)門了，東西全都半價(jià)。Michael, 你買了什么？

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.

L: 你買了一雙網(wǎng)球鞋。讓我看看。挺好的嘛！Michael, 你剛才說的 最后一句話我沒有聽懂，什么是got ripped off? 是不是上當(dāng)受騙的 意思？

M: Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated.

L: 你看，我還猜對(duì)了。Michael, 你為什么不把買的網(wǎng)球鞋去退掉， 再到便宜的店去買呢？

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.

L: 喲，還不讓退貨，這可真倒霉。那你買鞋的時(shí)候怎么沒看見不讓 退貨的牌子呢？

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.

L: 噢，買了東西后發(fā)現(xiàn)質(zhì)量很差也可以說to be riffed off。對(duì)了，我上 個(gè)月從網(wǎng)上買了一部DVD電影，可是我在看電影的時(shí)候好幾次都卡住 了，害得我連結(jié)尾都沒看上。

M: I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.

L: 買東西真是要小心。得了，我們?nèi)ベI飯吧！

(Michael和李華吃完飯以后)

L: 時(shí)間不早了，該回去了。搭地鐵去吧！

M: Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.

L: 我也不該花那么多錢。嗨，Michael, 你不是申請(qǐng)去一個(gè)公司實(shí)習(xí)， 他們會(huì)付你一些工資的嗎？那他們有沒有決定要雇用你??？

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.

L: Straight answer? 是什么意思啊？

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.

L: 噢，straight answer就是直接了當(dāng)，或者是實(shí)事求是的回答。

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.

L: 為什么你以前同宿舍的人既不高興和你住在一起可是又不告訴你 真正的原因呢？后來他不是搬出去了嗎？

M: Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.

L: 他搬出去以后才老實(shí)地告訴你他是要搬去和女朋友一起住。 我 還以為他不喜歡你把屋子弄得亂糟糟的呢。

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.

L: 我才不信只有我一個(gè)人批評(píng)你把屋子弄得亂七八糟。不管你家亂 不亂，我當(dāng)然得去呀，我的書還在你哪里嘛！

今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語，一個(gè)是：to rip off，意思是受騙，上當(dāng)；另一個(gè)是：straight answer，意思是坦率，老實(shí)的回答。 這次[流行美語]就到此結(jié)束，我們下次再見。