8 x n" n }2 C6 o# }) Y! t* L2 kL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? 7 A% E1 O9 R; n2 y 8 x& q+ t. J+ W/ A/ UM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 1 {* n9 E' T! h9 A2 \% s, q9 x8 I, Y4 P( d" }
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。, q' ?+ v8 }0 ?3 {7 R
# W3 |4 i# N9 K8 R/ z sM: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ' A; Q" S) z& D/ l1 `; u7 a 5 |! ^: \! m0 h- S2 \$ |$ OL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 9 f" Z6 C4 B4 C4 i# _! ^ / o! |, ?+ M$ z9 {5 s4 s* ^我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 , ]8 A) G( S6 Q1 N) ~ 3 G. f% @7 }7 G1 D$ l7 G$ vM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.: M# M- E. D+ H* V, R
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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!8 c3 j- s' Z' S# u3 P
6 R& ~/ j1 Z( n% A$ ?; DM: 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. Y: y& H9 ?2 }* y, n
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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? U- [9 m( e& s! ]4 R6 V* R6 K% ^) c8 X& S8 U
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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? 7 P. }) S! m6 Y: a% }4 @# P4 D H/ _4 D/ w
M: That's right. 1 E& s/ g( h, M. l; B9 \; h) X2 j }, b* Y+ C
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? 8 Z) O9 d3 d3 m- A! y + i3 a0 i# h: YM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.9 G+ e6 S2 V7 G0 _! L0 g8 `
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 5 [5 r w/ t5 `: I" s5 X: Q* |( Y& f- n
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., ] s4 u# {7 G
. F1 p) i6 W' s3 N0 | N5 [6 _7 HL: 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。 * F+ a. K) F! d0 J6 s: N& t) n # L, I0 j; C+ u1 J. f3 ^$ Y0 N( nM: So then why are you bothering to study?2 d# h# a) |+ N- D
+ Y3 g3 }. K6 }% p) P0 MM: On, ok, let's get back to work. - ]7 \9 f# F1 E/ h% U 0 D: q7 U8 W1 U- t* z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。 % e |8 U3 V. d O& Q& T' j2 w! s9 b* l' h) c2 ?9 [0 X5 s
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