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2026.04.02 14:18
第二部 第十叁课: to rip off , straight answer
- 这是一个星期六，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。
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- 嗨， Michael, 我在这儿！
- Hi, Li Hua! Hey, what did you buy?
- 今天啊，我真高兴，你看，买了那麼多衣服才花了我七十五美元呢。那店啊要关门了，东西全都半价。哎，Michael, 你买了什麼呢？
- 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.
- 你买了一双网球鞋啊。哎，让我看看，挺好的嘛！疑？Michael, 你刚才说最后一句话我没有听懂耶，什麼是 got ripped off? 是不是上当受骗的意思呢？
- Yes, to be ripped off means to be cheated. Rip is spelled r-i-p, and it』s past tense form is spelled r-i-p-p-e-d, Off is spelled o-f-f.
- 你看，我还猜对了呢。Michael, 那你為什麼不把买的网球鞋去退掉，再到便宜的店去买呢？
- 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.
- 哎哟，还不让退货，这可真倒霉呢；那你买鞋的时候怎麼没看见不让退货的牌子呢？
- 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.
- 哦～，买了东西后发现质量很差也可以说 to be ripped off。对了，我上个月啊从网上买了一片 DVD，可是我在看电影的时候好几次都卡住了，我连电影的结尾都没看上。
- I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
- 买东西啊真是要小心呢。哎，得了，我们去买饭吧！
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- 时间不早囉，我们该回去了。搭地铁去吧！
- Sure! That was fun, Li Hua, but I have to stop spending so much money.
- 我也不该花那麼多钱。疑？Michael, 你不是申请要去一家公司实习，他们会付你一些工资的吗？有没有回应啊？
- No, they just keep telling me that they will let me know soon. I wish the company would just give me a straight answer.
- Straight answer? Straight 是不是 s-t-r-a-i-g-h-t ？
- 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.
- 哦～，straight answer 就是直接了当，或者实事求是的回答啊。
- 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.
- 為什麼你以前同宿舍的人，既不高兴和你住在一起，可是又不告诉你真正的原因呢？疑？后来他不是搬出去了吗？
- Yes, he did give me a straight answer after he moved out. It turned out he wanted to move in with his girlfriend.
- 哦～，他搬出去以后才老实告诉你他是要搬去和女朋友一块儿住。我还以為啊他不喜欢你把屋子弄得乱糟糟的呢。
- 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.
- 我才不信只有我一个人批评你把屋子弄得乱七八糟的。不过，不管你家乱不乱，我当然得去呀，我的书还在你哪裡嘛！
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- 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」。
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