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L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? ; A' c1 E. L: H( e: f4 x$ D, g4 P2 I& U. e" p! W, q
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.- ~/ q; N* g; Q" r5 u0 Z& T' n' a
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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。 ( R6 V- L4 M$ Y. P8 n1 M 8 G# \3 E- l9 ?M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.( \* j1 o( Q( ~
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 4 e5 m4 \, f' r l3 x, P( ~5 q ' T: w" }' ?7 k! ?' Q4 Q: K1 a! r我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。% r) t4 Q8 g1 Q3 {
% f3 r* ^' ~* C2 M/ dM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.+ B; k- k1 t; \7 Z
" D' b) g2 ^% V) e O/ BL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!! ?7 D" z5 d0 V e4 ~
+ ?. o9 N1 y) v. z9 f) j* 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. $ m' c& t( f, Y. z% ]4 r0 F/ G 5 u7 }+ J# T. s. S5 B1 BL: 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? + D* ^ D% h; ?* t1 S% y! _ B$ W& N" k
M: Yeah. ( A3 t2 Q3 N+ j: F% e* e9 f( B* k, K
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? & @; M) L- Z* s) K 8 O+ C, P* h2 s& @' w; {$ GM: That's right. 9 T% _- m" H9 l% D5 e% Q, N6 i: i+ ?4 v5 M5 m
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? - J' N- a/ M' m7 M P9 W# l * \3 O- w* [+ C: Y! N3 H% f* ~M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. 2 V) ?! p$ j4 P: R0 Z" s; V8 S% U' L+ d: i
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 4 G8 X1 u9 Z) ~" o6 u8 N4 q4 A+ |9 s5 C6 b3 v* x% D1 A/ i
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. H+ O& E5 [' n" W7 R. B& a- n+ Z% H" k7 i9 G( r
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。9 r0 ]$ O* h% o: T9 Y! _
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? & H" K6 W! D- Q: b5 q1 X. X : O$ q8 o, c$ g( D( VL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 1 I2 L; o7 g0 B- | " a9 D+ H* A( r7 O+ ^( J I* ]0 k4 }M: On, ok, let's get back to work.6 D( Q7 j0 S7 {4 Z
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