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。( \4 D$ w+ Y. T8 t
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L: 嗨,Michael,快进来。 : U( }) l- e" y# d# Q " r% R8 g9 ?6 mM: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?7 y, E' B/ b: S f* A8 y
* o: I& v B I8 A+ FL: 什么? 3 `5 {1 Y, E& V3 D - o1 p0 ]: w, {8 y5 g" XM: What's up? What are you doing?6 ^$ L& m" i C9 u
& f" x' M0 s9 d. Z1 g# f% r) aL: 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? y9 | r& v- L+ U: F* l, R3 @! v% T% p/ }
M: What's up is really a common greeting.# S2 M% ^+ n) z! P
+ k1 w: U0 Q- j# pL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? 8 c4 \4 g0 h' i) I9 ^6 ? ; i+ [3 N. O& R8 k( I" @8 j( s) mM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"2 }7 O& ?+ @: y- C! [2 w
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L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? ) O$ ]. W% V! X, n1 ?/ ~1 G7 x6 f8 b- v7 C6 _
M: Well, it's really only spoken language.' S; s$ o4 S1 @$ f
$ a0 L; b4 P- P& g. B' W% F# Y: @L: 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? ! A) _" f+ k7 q) d2 x0 }2 C) N' o7 K' ~' y4 ]& ?9 T
M: Yes, definitely!; B6 ^8 o) b' C% _5 S( y: C3 q! z) K
7 O# J, _2 t/ L4 c2 P* D. |L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?; |' B/ m( ^$ V* u
) T( E) O1 a7 P* K6 _M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 2 d2 O+ `. h" x" a0 j1 @! D ( j. k- I; f) B" J( TL: 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。) u0 M0 v5 S2 T( I5 B" m3 h2 K
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. + {7 H( n' a! w7 t5 i0 Q( R 3 @4 C1 |7 j5 a1 o' w8 N$ vL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。( A2 s! b! I0 j5 V8 r# y
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。4 k% T- W' ~- B2 l! s: G, N
5 M+ t. e+ x4 g4 d- j. SM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 7 G& @6 L M. y- {0 l/ l. D4 A: n
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! + z3 ^8 I/ I) R( p7 i7 }& C4 x7 w 7 @3 c8 I# s$ k; \1 kM: 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.& g& I! `4 O% p
) \* O0 Y/ N! k+ q: \M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.1 f- O2 E! d) R. o$ ^6 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。 9 s0 T# F+ e+ t( P8 j$ V0 ~% c : v! o: `3 H9 N8 {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. ! V9 n" l! G" S) A: n5 f! W/ A& k1 s9 q
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。 7 j/ x( m9 `1 n- S1 G- m. L$ ~$ f& A
M: So then why are you bothering to study? " q8 d! v# t! t" p# o9 U- M2 @( V ]/ E* m
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!& L3 x) w7 I5 h
0 b# T8 T1 l& c g9 F; V+ HM: On, ok, let's get back to work. 6 s( B( C/ w' a- m6 Y" U$ ~( g) W 4 L; t3 u0 [/ @0 Q- R, e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。 % W0 Y9 |4 J* [! _6 n- h, H) Q; j- M- X* V
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