# H2 y' C3 F c( @% EL: 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?2 _' S' k: z+ H9 s6 l% \
' Q. } b" K, X& x2 hM: Yes, definitely! # K& K; ?" I! }. s 6 {5 g# Z5 _. IL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? - j+ B1 z( t& ] $ Z$ q3 [) w% V3 c* I' ^M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 9 ^% _ {" X4 D% ?" C( p) k: q) g' v4 G; ]. `, j
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。 s# y# F9 E$ |5 r* y* ]$ z) J0 |* b9 F$ e. g. k1 T
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. : U) k4 z# V2 i+ _0 k" m( m" I- ^7 C4 W) v$ F g5 a/ p8 I0 t6 T
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 ( u3 H/ h2 E$ g* `$ {/ S6 u( I/ F$ K7 D. e3 F: L* q9 f
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ! j' e' Q. [- A! P) I* F' ] ]1 y1 a/ ]
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.! P k7 D' S6 E4 W/ m) \
* t6 V- Q* I8 l9 sL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 1 q4 I$ X; e# p& Q; B, W , A- ^- l/ ^, x/ a2 z4 z# N+ JM: 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. 3 s' o* y4 Y5 o2 [8 N7 c/ t8 c1 p9 t# X1 ~4 a
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?" `8 m! U* _6 k3 r3 E
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M: Yeah. 9 V! V7 j% j, ?) C4 {. a' X# d7 b: [: P8 p/ ]8 W, ?
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?: \, u, Y3 Q8 K5 H' F5 u
& K- a" V: g% p* Q$ `$ }* b* ^M: That's right. 7 r% n% p8 Q! x # q! e' Q; W. c eL: 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? 2 E' O J2 t* o/ Y8 } 0 e4 s4 X" l$ \# mM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.' g" C+ R8 D# r; @: I
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 N j6 {) P) \: t5 g* Q
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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.: l f) ?* l% {% E% Y/ J9 b B
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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。 ; O0 t. W5 s9 p; t& W2 r2 z, p& B9 d' T$ t: b V4 b/ D
M: So then why are you bothering to study? & ]- a2 h5 w) n6 c1 z1 {5 h$ n, }8 M
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!# y. z8 D! X6 b: F* [3 ^
0 d7 i! }, a% x" n6 O4 J; v+ cM: On, ok, let's get back to work. ; q5 @, u" Y1 T" i' ] Q: A8 E; p+ P
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。; [4 y: q: [7 {6 x) c; B
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