A:Hey, Marco. I could probably go back to Canada next week.

　　嘿，Marco.我可能下周回加拿大。

　　B:Why? You don't like China?

　　为什么？不喜欢中国？

　　A:No. China is cool. I really like my stay in here.

　　不，中国很好，我很喜欢在这的日子。

　　B:Then why do you go back?

　　那为什么还要回去？

　　A:I haven't decided yet. I mean my classes were cancled because of SARS. I've got nothing to do right now. This is like the best time to go back.

　　我还没决定呢。我是说由于非典我的课被取消了。现在也没什么事儿。是回家的最好时机。

　　B:Are you coming back?

　　还回来么/

　　A:Yes. I'll be staying there for about a monty. Then , I'll swith back.

　　回来。我在家呆大约一个月左右。然后就回来。

　　B:What can you do back at home?

　　在家能干点什么呢？

　　A:Nothing. Well the first 2 weeks could be exciting. You know I'd see all my friends and my family. But after that, things would be the same.

　　也没什么，头两周可能会很兴奋。你也知道，见我所有的朋友和家人。可之后日子就又回到原样了。

　　B:You can tell them what you have learned in China.

　　你可以告诉他们你在中国所学到的东西。

　　A:That's a good idea. Yeah. Why didn't I think of that? I'll be telling them the most impressive part about China.

　　是啊。我怎么没想到？我会告诉他们让我印象最深的东西。

　　B:What?

　　什么？

　　A:Bargining of course. You can get a 500-kuai coat for 200 kuai. It's more than half off. I'm sure they'll like it.

　　当然是砍价了。你可以花200块麦500块的衣服。比半价还便宜。我肯定他们会喜欢的。

　　B:And tell them how many times you've got ripped off.

　　同时也告诉他们你被宰了多少次。

　　A:I'm still learning anyway. And now I'm sure no one could rip me off.

　　我还在学呢。不过现在我肯定没人能宰我了。

　　B:Really? How much did you pay for your watch battery?

　　真的？你手表的电池多少钱换的？

　　A:80 kuai

　　八十。

　　B:See. That's a rip-off.

　　看，还是挨宰了吧。

　　A:Hey, Marco. That's in Wnagfujing. And that seems to be the only place.

　　嘿，Marco.那可是在王府井。并且那家是唯一的一家。

　　B:So you got ripped off again. Never say never in China.

　　你又被宰了。在中国可别说永远两个字。

　　Attention Please…特别提醒

　　[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]

　　[1]I'm sure no one could rip me off. Rip someone off意思是宰客，敲竹杠。如：I was ripped off.我被宰了一刀。而rip-off则表示花冤枉钱买来的东西。如：What? You paid 30 for the crap? That's a rip-off.

　　[2] How much did you pay for your watch battery?你手表的电池多少钱换的？一般老外们不会问这种问题。他们觉得这属于个人隐私。这里Marco和他的外国朋友关系不错，所以老外并不介意。

　　Related Words…相关词汇

　　以下这些词并未给出汉语意思，你可以试着用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思

　　[ ie:What does "***"mean?"***"是什么意思？]

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　　注：书中对话仅作参考，重要的是拿起电话，就自己喜欢的内容与老外反复练习。轻易不出口，出口必砸人。