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

老爸 你还记得那次你被人敲竹？

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

我们不知道他仗着苏联而来还个只为了敲竹而来的普通布兰达人。

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。

What! ? They are totally ripping us off!

什么? ! 他们绝对在敲竹!

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

他好 不太好 被我和西门斯敲竹。

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.

问天的便宜货昨天的敲竹——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，许多人将经济变化与生活水平的下降联系在一起：失业、被敲竹，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.

敲竹通常当你确实买了东西，但你买的东西最终并没有像你想象的那样。

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.

如果你从某人那里买了一打鸡蛋，当你回到家打开它时发现只有十个鸡蛋，你会说这敲竹。

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，就像你在那个餐馆被敲竹一样，我们会用" it leaves a bad taste in your mouth" 这个表达。