Hey, dad, remember that time you were getting ripped off?

老爸 还记得那次敲竹杠吗？

We don't know Whether he's Soviet backed, or just a ordinary Burandan with an eye for the main chance.

我们不知道他是仗着苏联而来还是个只为了敲竹杠而来的普通布兰达。

Come on, Neil. Let's hear some examples. Then we can go for lunch somewhere that doesn't rip me off!

快点，尼尔。我们一起听几个例句吧。然后我们可以找个不会敲竹杠的地吃午餐吧！

The second situation I wanted to talk to you about is called a rip-off.

我想跟大家说的第二种情况叫做敲竹杠。

What! ? They are totally ripping us off!

什么? ! 他们绝对在敲竹杠!

How is he? Not so good, Simmons and I gave him a wedgie.

他好吗 不太好 我和西门斯敲竹杠。

The problem is that today's bargains are yesterday's rip-offs—and dealmaking was happening at a much faster pace a few years ago.

问题是今天的是昨天的敲竹杠——几年前交易的速度要快得多。

Today many people associate economic change with deteriorating living standards: job losses, being ripped-off, or living under virtual monopolies in search and social networks.

如今，许多将经济变化与生活水平的下降联系在一起：失业、敲竹杠，或生活在搜索和社交网络的虚拟垄断之下。

A rip-off is usually when you do buy something, but the thing you buy doesn't end up being what you thought it was going to be.

敲竹杠通常是当确实买了东西，但买的东西最终并没有像想象的那样。

If you were to buy a dozen eggs from someone and when you got home and you opened it and there were only ten eggs, you would say that was a rip-off.

如果从某那里买了一打鸡蛋，当回到家打开它时发现只有十个鸡蛋，会说这是敲竹杠。

Ah, I get it now! We use the expression it leaves a bad taste in your mouth when we have a negative experience and feel bad or angry about it afterwards – like being ripped off in a restaurant!

哦，我现在懂了！当我们经历了一件不好的事，之后对这件事感到生气的时候，就像在那个餐馆敲竹杠一样，我们会用" it leaves a bad taste in your mouth" 这个表达。