你们大家可能都已经认识了Michael和李华这两个大学生了。Michael讲英文,李华是个中国学生,能讲英文,但是她还在不断地跟Michael学。大家可千万不要认为这两个在纽约的大学生老是到外面去玩。其实他们学习都很努力,现在他们就要在李华的宿舍里一起念书,准备考试。李华今天会学到两个常用语,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。; ^( p- N$ T# F1 a- v7 { g
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$ x2 C7 h7 Z. x% d! iM: What's up? What are you doing? 0 g1 \2 S+ p; E! L/ i' V2 Y( R; C: D1 b9 u: W3 R* V
L: What's up? 我倒是听人这么说过,可是我还没有弄清楚这句话到 底是什么意思,我应该怎么回答? 9 `( P: `' w1 y4 T" A / Z2 c) m7 I: T4 H. s+ YM: What's up is really a common greeting." ]$ l1 p- }. T0 s
4 g- Q5 s; I5 L, m6 K) RL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? ) k4 S4 k. f4 b, k- n; Y( v/ e Y) B
M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" ; Q9 y3 T* }) \) S4 Z5 i8 C 8 Q5 ~2 \9 J* Q9 F, NL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? + Q& d, v$ N5 d* P8 \7 m 5 a/ |+ T, g* u! Y/ jM: Well, it's really only spoken language. 5 _1 X- @3 C+ N% z7 \ ) Q& [1 x6 B: U' W/ K( KL: 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?! e9 q6 Z! E" c9 L2 K
7 s; k. _& m& v: B! F& |+ }2 hM: Yes, definitely!8 _. P% p3 ?( g2 x8 N* A; _; B0 M) W4 h' n. [
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L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? * ?! K9 p- P* Y% v6 y$ L2 c8 J' N0 E: S- G/ D$ q5 V. X
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. " k+ Z; \# Y& y# _4 E6 X1 w: f+ u) @; b, T6 `
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。 , M2 R( O. k! i7 a# D3 K' k4 x7 t. t! Y( P) X6 ^
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ; d6 ^$ R( h% f4 o2 A8 n- b% Z) V I3 s8 @2 l, z
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。$ K G3 h( ]9 u+ H
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. / i/ Y4 D5 D# A ( q1 z K- h- e W: T1 }L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! : U+ n4 i2 K1 O2 s9 ^8 o f ( j, Y2 m9 r6 Y% D( U6 LM: 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. l" J" d3 U1 [* H6 K9 J' L
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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? q( ?+ N, w1 U% j6 |& i- i/ U, U( \0 g
M: Yeah. 8 B9 ]( H1 c& P( b/ m: ~' _' R1 m: [; H/ s
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? . ?- g. b" n1 ]1 F5 t # Q& ~- b' N, j4 S. e0 O; N& g7 ^3 EM: That's right. , O3 I7 c; m) g A% K9 P$ d6 P8 y9 w% _7 s3 s% H+ G
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?6 [* B1 G- ?: |8 |. p
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M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.$ v$ M* ]" E+ {; D! b8 Y3 T3 ]
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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- s7 t* g5 Y" U) M" L 8 O+ L6 B/ U$ J8 a2 p5 ]" BL: 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。8 ^& z9 h4 e% ]- r$ M& t7 r
/ y- V% x% s: TM: So then why are you bothering to study?, h: J8 `1 L4 ~8 @1 d: G' a# L8 h/ n
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 4 E* T4 b; j0 z4 R5 } _3 j! I0 e4 B$ j# ]M: On, ok, let's get back to work.9 c. U( T$ O( y) ?, I
$ }: Y8 f, {6 s+ C! K+ f% k8 W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。1 ?2 C& K- Z( w; K
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