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L: 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。 : i# [- A3 M6 h1 B G/ b) d4 m2 U+ N- Z0 ]" U# l4 a/ B' D' x
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. , Y6 j! w0 O; {' Z' W3 l0 R8 p% Q
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 4 h% W, {7 P: Y' Z" o/ b% S ) A. ?0 I7 D) f: X我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。& N6 K/ _7 }. [/ W2 ~% q. y
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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! 7 N$ E) f+ m) {- j, [4 [$ ` ' t$ p3 i0 R0 RM: 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. + W4 J+ y3 z2 f# b- E+ V* | 1 o' f+ _& g/ ~$ y, lL: 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?& |' [4 h5 Q s" S' O
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M: Yeah. 9 X% e0 Y }4 A: ] 2 ~- e7 ^% B) X2 H+ X* y5 _* R6 gL: 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?: @7 a( X9 k7 `6 D( |- ~7 Z: W
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M: That's right. 8 Z9 A" a* u2 b2 j" j 0 n- d- ]" D8 W" d9 Y* }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?" W! w1 A+ S3 w0 S8 B
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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. & {2 \# G1 `$ d4 W7 j) i: B) ~5 C2 R( @8 l+ B# n- P. X
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。 9 \( w1 j6 j5 a, E- P$ k0 c' l6 E4 m
M: So then why are you bothering to study? 7 t2 V# _. Z$ ` 7 g2 X+ y: w4 ~. y$ l* A& CL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! $ q ?* ^+ `$ e$ I5 S. k/ ?# C9 M- ~- z2 r
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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。' [9 ~( Y4 ^7 I% S0 U