$ J' z! J3 w0 l. u3 a5 f9 @8 vM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.+ C" C" _- i9 }4 Z$ p0 c0 O$ g
9 D7 G- j) f( QL: 要是你问我,What's up? 我就可以说: Oh, not much, just getting ready for our test. 意思就是:噢,没什么,就是在准备我们的考 试。 # G4 ]* m- K0 @, S4 @ 8 r* C g/ U+ S- Q# r. E1 G3 h KM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.% B3 e) ]7 Z/ E* b4 t. }
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 8 C1 e( z+ |6 D: H/ M * U4 D5 L5 ^0 ~1 X我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 3 i/ T* z) L" W# f: S * I: B& z1 y. W) qM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.) S5 A1 n$ A9 {! J1 N2 u: x* m( Z
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L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!9 J* G' [6 ?( d; p0 A" b/ ]
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M: Smarter than me, that's for sure. What I mean is that this test will be really easy. No brainer means something that reqires little or no thought. 2 I* b3 Z3 ]9 ?/ o7 L5 G1 H: h& h8 o+ w+ ?
L: 好,你承认我比你聪明。不过,我还得跟你学英文。你说,no brainer就是某件事很容易,不需要动脑子就行呀?9 u2 m! R" k" Y' Q( ~' a. I1 t$ M! x
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L: 我知道了。象我哥哥那天去买车,运气好,碰到一个公司半价出 售。 在这种情况下决定买不买,不就是no brainer吗?$ C3 w. E& E8 K: S _. L" J+ L
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L: 那次那个漂亮女孩邀你出去玩,你接受不接受邀请不也是很容易 定的吗? ( i' E9 O" N7 ^ O3 X: T. `- |3 q6 m+ x4 h, G
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.9 |6 v- ` f" T8 I5 T* e# l
6 K& M# K, _2 R0 S" V& z/ Q- {5 iL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 ! U, d8 }/ r$ b4 @ $ r/ ^0 ~5 A$ z: B" J! K) G& S$ f3 g; }M: That's true. When the University gave you a scholarship to come study here in New York, it was a no brainer for you too. 0 F4 Y( H3 \( x' Y 2 D' m$ m! }( u3 B$ ~L: 当然啦,大学给我奖学金来纽约念书,作这种决定还要动脑筋 啊?更何况我学习成绩那么好。 ! z8 t3 d4 A" L, W9 q8 m/ e5 l% ^- p; Z( x
M: So then why are you bothering to study? - n' S3 p% ]3 q4 j* Q2 @ _* D" f# j% n' ^
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 1 |; x, V7 J- H9 F) `7 z6 e & p) {: A! Z- g5 X5 J2 qM: On, ok, let's get back to work.; k% w* R+ ]( i8 J+ }: _9 z0 M4 e
c2 T9 R& c$ ?8 A2 w( g李华今天学到了两个常用语,一个是:what's up? 这是一个用来打招呼的通俗说法; 另一个是:no brainer,意思是某件事很容易,不用动脑子就能做成。 1 y- n0 z5 H& }$ y; Y0 Q R2 Y- p. s. q, C
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