& u5 x. q- r! T1 w# |/ w' j) rM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. " `. T% W9 o$ P! b9 t2 ~$ i& }2 h3 h3 G- K) _$ n, m& I: H; K8 \/ \8 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。 1 I, g$ O- X/ ^0 W $ o4 h" @9 x: C% M; f5 ?M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.3 B/ [! O' g! v* W7 `
$ U( D4 j, h, FL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。* V6 [5 g0 a4 Q$ {/ C) |! z
1 _" m, u% o; `; C( U3 I4 G" @我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。: A# a3 \$ @/ `& z1 q
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. & z8 z. g& w( C8 ?3 y3 ^3 R) I* h+ R" Q' |
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 4 S* U6 e8 D7 |( U# X, N2 i# K, |* l7 {/ B: |/ ^% _
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. : Z6 y/ h' |- w 6 {7 V6 p7 C* b+ qL: 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 ~' R: h( f- A) i. b5 c7 E1 a 8 R1 D) _6 p. KM: Yeah. 7 N' g1 ?! E7 k H! R2 e1 n 0 M. w$ m3 S* H0 [8 N' pL: 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? ( @8 k g* R9 X h# n* z* ?! `& I+ A' c$ e- e0 S
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+ R* h7 _" O# L1 ML: 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? ( A- [ X# N6 R T- V, u" K% q! J ; d" P! Q( G" Z4 [5 w& q3 M0 a/ D1 sM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.4 @ ?, v/ y1 f& Z+ F, r
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。: z0 T) [. K0 ^8 |1 E
. G* P1 L- v1 U9 L8 o5 RM: 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. - I9 d5 G! v I3 [1 _& S ( K# I3 G1 J1 c0 O+ ]8 ^ nL: 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。 # ^5 H% `& ~4 l 6 Y6 X1 b' k* ZM: So then why are you bothering to study? + z4 \ z1 y' I! b* o* Q* D: W% i& k& A) v: ^& M% J
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!7 d L) R1 g6 c# ~) g% Q2 Q) H% I
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 6 H: R+ G4 w8 w1 `2 Y$ o$ ? L7 {/ r& g0 l: @! H8 m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。( n! t9 x0 P- {5 [. ?, { S8 l
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