7 S4 l# l& x8 h/ P: I TM: What's up is really a common greeting. 0 o6 a) y7 r& W5 K! r. X# P' V1 K - M7 @% b% `) J. G A7 ~L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?7 j q8 ]1 K7 T% V6 b3 U
C( n# C+ C2 R/ r0 m9 f5 @M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"5 U0 G) l0 |$ C7 ]
: I$ G/ C- i3 ~; s e& f/ E: q0 vM: Yes, definitely! 1 x& }- J5 D* H . g9 W# |7 U( \; x1 @ W6 }L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? 4 X; N4 F2 ?0 s0 Z3 G% w% f0 y# S' a2 ] 2 d$ a, ]$ n- O! oM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.2 p+ ^% T! J5 E; C4 M! m
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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。+ y( b# [4 ^2 N2 J
: u+ A" B$ L1 F$ z& eM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.' N+ `% x. \6 l9 g( y! n
% _/ k& f$ }/ JL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。1 w* V7 V+ p6 u. \8 w" c) z+ g
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 l4 h! U+ k# p/ ?, v
$ {% m# c+ G" L% \M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. $ `& ]+ X" q4 C/ E % O$ t: L' o3 I( UL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!! ?* i7 X- e* ?, e6 U: M
% v- H1 {. Q4 WM: 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.5 x1 h& Q* c4 i$ S# x/ [# _7 r
5 j: g$ @" _9 jL: 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?7 F8 U3 P) l. c/ B$ S2 H
5 n; H! E! `' S1 JM: Yeah. " H, M9 G$ A, \$ k1 \( A3 K: i' {7 _8 ?* M
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? o2 r* w: k$ M; A' Q# q! [2 V
8 B( U. L% n) g' o3 n |0 ]; r. A; }M: That's right. 2 x. y7 |- ?' P U$ |' x . `1 B& e q/ ^& A3 w2 o4 `7 xL: 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? - n( h" z8 y p3 P! l" N9 P ' o7 y6 y: ^ f0 q; _- f, _/ IM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.! d- G* i0 o2 `
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。$ m5 ^3 o$ ]& Y8 h ^
/ T% i, w$ X6 u3 J. ]( `6 NM: 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.% e. `# m) M' M9 _# L
" O) t: h3 ]8 T+ @; {$ gM: So then why are you bothering to study? 9 U m( Y2 p3 i. v/ U7 i7 v % S( m7 E: O* M. c5 H `L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! ; Z- M& `. x7 P' M' s! Y0 A/ t
M: On, ok, let's get back to work.& |5 |) p( A) g0 P# t