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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。 7 _4 J9 E- v2 v5 E8 `" w- W- H4 J( Q" W C* {3 ?
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.0 j0 R6 `- A5 c' a' o9 k" \
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 & |( u5 I- {; }, f% g# E. Y. u, G; w1 a7 Y, {
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 - g* s8 \* {# `& R# f o4 a7 }$ V* W, R. C2 m6 DM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.) C- m8 E% [/ {' {
$ t" G! n5 A8 ? y$ T# T# OL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!: N1 y$ N( ]3 _; w$ u4 U. A* p8 j& D
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M: 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. % l6 @9 @ f$ F3 W2 l2 x, `5 O+ j! L/ o( _! Q; p+ k) T' ?1 Z
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?: ? a% B( {! f" ]8 @
0 ^! k( {+ u9 G3 U8 fM: That's right. , d6 T% B# M, S4 K# B0 I" h ( _1 Q1 L& X7 a2 e2 l, u& f5 p( jL: 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 Z& ~: p I0 E7 q4 n* M $ g J9 ]/ E% I5 X% O AM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. ; g0 z! I; l% {. i% t i! Y0 H 0 s3 h4 J% a* iL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 $ u! K6 p6 D: W& h% t. b1 v$ d# d2 \4 y/ i- _- N
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.8 v; H4 K) w4 c. E* b* I* y