. t1 b( Y2 f3 nM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. - ?& K! q8 M, U/ E5 v' x) A& k- A0 U, q" M9 o: w' H
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。1 n8 [% ]8 B+ g) d
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.+ @) L& \2 j7 n. ^$ M* S2 |
: r" I( ^, D1 W/ cL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 - T( J1 t; c. n& V D }# ?; g. F n7 A
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ' a5 n8 }* r( R- s' h% C4 ?; K- W 7 x% _- z; c0 p0 v. N- Z4 L# OM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. , h4 n. r+ l% {$ c8 D) H4 D+ ?& B% O* S, U
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!% k5 S j: Y: ]
( A9 d* f# u% t. NM: 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. 9 G5 c5 f3 x$ f) p# W 5 n8 Y& Z" d9 O7 k [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? , A/ T6 G# V; a# X. V7 k ' {' |! X0 s" e, x. ~. k% u9 P5 |7 G0 LM: Yeah. s* }& [* U7 j( g( Q) a; J9 _( L1 O8 x2 {! w: m; c" U) I/ ]" ~
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? # h* Z9 G3 t7 j) k5 w& ] 3 O: S2 M6 K e* jM: That's right.$ K4 Z6 |$ d, 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? $ T" h1 S: K$ }5 a7 F: m* A2 o
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.( z$ g' u4 t2 \9 M
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。9 p" B+ k, `( V2 D; c0 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. ?% T+ q) C# x3 w$ b8 X, T: F+ p& S F
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。% \- `$ R- k, R7 p+ @/ |/ v& T
, k" c i. N! T8 p; @" K5 cM: So then why are you bothering to study? ( T0 v+ z- M- f; U5 |: a/ _; _+ T4 o4 Q3 z
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! / D. n7 w3 o8 O @! {) B6 r9 h" g ]4 Q4 a: ~3 c1 p
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. ) j3 I8 k% b1 C- Z1 W& e7 D1 s% T u0 U. s% }3 q% K
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 i+ k9 c! u# M: L8 Y 9 t, p( f/ A% n# yAudio as following: j# A `/ r( G- ]: S1 v$ ~