! S; f$ \+ Q2 ^7 f- ?M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up? 9 \0 g0 S1 T8 b4 G" e# A3 p: z) G; @ ) F1 z& n6 s2 s M4 K! I9 ~3 IL: 什么？! A: ^: s1 E% Y4 f" Z
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M: What's up? What are you doing?/ q/ `$ L6 D+ M C3 i6 Y; n* N5 V# |
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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？* u% r4 l: n$ z
8 B9 h+ W! k" z* WM: What's up is really a common greeting.) }" I% W$ P2 y, b
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L: 噢，what's up就是一般打招呼，不是指我的头上是什么呐？* ] N+ k" t- l9 W! P( K
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M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" ( H2 ~' N1 W- e: m4 N8 m ' ~+ K' k E l N, l& D7 L1 N1 x3 ?L: 我知道了，what's up就是中文里我们说的：怎么样？ , p( \6 W6 F" ]# q J$ N$ _; U+ |% y" T) J4 v2 J
M: Well, it's really only spoken language. ! v) h! M& H: I8 j# ^& Z6 P- X1 i$ A s
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?8 Y: A3 F% K% S0 H
( Z6 m6 f0 |' y& W' R3 tM: Yes, definitely!; U+ G4 s1 V! p$ g/ g
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L: 那别人对我说what's up？, 我又该怎么回答呢？ 5 d& N7 j+ n9 a" K4 H6 K3 D+ f" e4 e" n
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 3 o/ b; `4 ^/ o. n" T; k0 L 0 D7 q/ _! ]$ [1 a6 ~( u3 ~/ nL: 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。2 W" J$ P/ ^7 `& }6 i
0 E5 H4 F J6 MM: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 1 F% @$ x& ^) q% ?; _5 @" u 6 N" w1 W; u+ ~, o$ ]* @6 aL: 对，你怎么回答都行。 好吧，我们该学习了。& X3 ? s; a$ Y0 o: p5 D
: ~5 w: b! l4 [6 n' m, `" l我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。: g' g4 \8 f% i. |& m6 |6 ]9 r8 F
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.; ]- @/ L6 E" p9 s( ], N
' B' h4 q7 c) l W/ b4 i" SL: 你是说我压力太大，没有脑子？ 你知道我脑子很灵的呀！" r2 I% C7 s7 s8 M
0 E! m: V3 X, c o2 v/ t4 PM: 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 V! u2 j# Z- _. N" R+ a) o5 ?8 u- |! W9 j4 j( z& g6 v' Z- 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？8 u0 P3 U- T% b- }8 E
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M: Yeah. * H7 I# s" N$ X4 E% ]3 T+ E# j' H Q5 d% p
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？7 \: e# P, [! w+ a+ W3 ]4 m$ v
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M: That's right. * g( Q! J7 j" k1 Y" _6 }8 Y: k- M# @( ^$ K0 E
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？% j* P9 B' g& M5 [" c
9 M; U) u: o8 T- z+ J3 MM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.# q/ M; b) a; t6 n3 H! A
8 ?% K# `9 \ ^6 u" i IL: 对，决定是容易做，但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。9 }' q9 L* J/ s. G) L
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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.$ u! c- Z9 |5 J% X T" I
- i) ^- B6 u* q' O" M# _( I6 d1 ~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。 G3 c' N6 w7 m8 k t; ]5 N1 ` ' M8 d& R4 r2 W7 z4 e- LM: So then why are you bothering to study?. F- D( k6 [) i+ r
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L: 这还用问？ 再聪明的人也得念书嘛！ 5 Q; W; [7 {3 K3 l3 ?$ u5 N. A & }- o0 y) v; ?/ `8 u- b4 RM: On, ok, let's get back to work./ P0 p( W2 \2 H3 ~; t( \
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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。: G+ E5 S* U+ H* s2 k$ c [, R
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