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L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? 3 `. ~; Q/ V0 @5 a6 m0 a: @ " k$ y6 c7 \" r# |# ^; pM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" & G: P; p! Q) i4 Y1 r9 K/ @+ t4 o8 e
L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? ! b8 P5 p! O7 [% {" s. J s' V$ w( q0 f% L+ s7 y; Q, O2 BM: Well, it's really only spoken language.! M6 C( C, X5 g3 g. `& u" M( O" X
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L: 要是我去看一个我已经有两个月没见的朋友,我在见到她的时 候我可以说What's up,对吗?9 t: R8 v; r1 S: L
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L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? . `6 w0 Y p2 H2 e6 s( o. b9 x. d' y& z- r
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.) C% d. m+ l1 Q6 t5 @! k/ g
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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。 / C1 M0 L( J3 ~2 y2 s d- q% O ; N7 G+ ^( h! a6 J5 h; mM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.' R$ U+ ?8 U0 f2 {/ x, b
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. + k: L7 Y5 G5 O+ O& i- Z * u9 q7 R! ]5 U1 M1 }0 ML: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!* D* x- f4 o$ D% Y" _4 V( ^# O, ]" ?
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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. + ^) f* G1 z! o Z6 U 3 E: D- h: M' t, pL: 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?3 e2 U+ r9 j# X, X* N4 K9 \3 K
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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? 8 l. b( ~7 h! t4 P1 j' T! s# g# s- e; `4 C5 t8 Z+ z
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. ; O% `, Q, b4 Q9 ]% S9 M/ ~ . b- ^* j1 A3 d/ }L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。5 \* s ~0 A6 `" i/ c' a3 f, r
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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。" |' R8 c/ \% [, x, e5 B
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? + r/ Y1 y4 K2 R* ]. w4 q) S* v- l3 Z+ Q1 }
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! + g3 d* X A I. I1 w 9 o- W6 c/ E' q% g; J! `8 ?, _M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 7 }3 X5 q; b' t) @5 ~3 k! \2 h% p* H% x1 l- y. q; K* ]: B9 d
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。% W" a; G6 s2 P( W
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