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。8 M( T+ N3 G* k0 X
! f, @8 k! e9 ]) L
L: 嗨,Michael,快进来。! G" o% a: N4 ^$ c6 m- I
. {5 _; v+ W$ k: s
M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up? # w. j' ^7 h6 `! Z c# L1 ^6 B/ w# t' ^
L: 什么? 0 p& s; w# Q; X+ @. D$ [! \, Q: C$ m$ l& v. h
M: What's up? What are you doing? $ h) Z: m$ I& K, g6 P$ K+ ?* y) i# @- |! f& D$ }
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? 1 I7 J% A5 Y+ O* r9 L5 a 2 h8 h$ q- i6 w0 X+ xM: What's up is really a common greeting.1 @% y0 n% H$ Q5 Q
% b) S$ j, W, T$ rL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? & Y u7 }7 {5 r1 u( p' _- Y3 G5 M y% r( L! W( E3 h$ q+ k
M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" ' v3 G/ x" o( c9 K$ s. a+ o( t8 N( z) l6 ~8 S! }0 A
L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? / c6 |/ M4 S& a) H" q+ Y f+ Y' J) a* B4 n! b4 d/ d. n8 V* Y- f
M: Well, it's really only spoken language. 3 L+ T+ Q; c$ ^! N) }9 V3 K- E) c- p; N" i
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?6 G$ S3 }8 B& J+ B% M. t- G( X! F
" D6 G; I- Q& d7 r+ \M: Yes, definitely! 6 e, m9 f9 k) o- H/ W & N* M( z# l+ E; ]/ F% D& _L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?" V ~( u- _& @, ^; r
) B& D8 n% E8 M- U, y8 Z; K3 Z, r3 rM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.+ T9 `* k( L0 G* Z& n5 j0 ?
1 t# p, m, ~, Q& T. {% D G- _
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。 f& S6 @+ _4 I" ~$ S" e3 q! h+ `
. X1 w. I/ _! B/ P& t- g2 v, E
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. g% N6 s+ e( i4 o, E - |, u! t: ?! }6 e1 }; K; n/ p# _3 wL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。& b8 W! o7 m& J- [; v
0 Y, q% d5 B5 iM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.) T3 }0 e+ {7 k& l' e9 M Z5 ?
* z* i W) t1 B+ C2 r0 CL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! + T+ V% O# K& ?4 {9 y9 L5 M' k & { S' j" d$ u% Z# mM: 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.4 z4 n- B) N9 ~5 e% o
. @$ G$ x8 l- e: F
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?. B7 S3 o' \; g& H1 ^
9 y/ l' e2 _8 d
M: Yeah. 5 k4 t) {! ^$ S) [$ [. [ H1 p 8 H0 I0 t* K) F* C, t' ]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? $ i( L2 ~& l& d `$ Q3 \ 2 Q' v G; P$ S$ \. YM: That's right. ' i1 i- O0 X7 T" q9 q) {# N" g " s) K; p% I1 E4 sL: 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?$ W) `3 A- t) U' P1 U7 [6 s
) X8 g: j4 u; @' x1 c" F) i/ f+ IM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. ' ^4 T, C( u0 s! m* L9 a& h) N. ~9 J, o+ D
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。5 _9 T% J$ n. Y7 Q/ m
% K9 z, ~; M/ r" G' X QM: 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.0 v! {1 K2 j8 I) o- T
9 ~% D0 _! n0 W. Y
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。 : V6 ^ c* x: K' ], `8 c) M% k1 }( |- {, h/ z1 i$ M9 X
M: So then why are you bothering to study?7 R6 G( m; d" @2 v/ k) D$ F
; b9 z- J4 x: l5 {, w! ]4 ~
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! + G& x3 j* N! h+ J# x4 e! Z0 M7 N. H! U" W
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. * B# e# q9 g% t6 o, Q" J* w& i& A* n* b & \/ [$ w9 w0 W! i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。 # H$ J0 b- x9 h% ]& u* b, U ; Q+ `. ~5 P: d; F0 BAudio as following: Q: p5 X i; {" g) T# G8 W( s T. V