6 u/ N+ D5 j7 J' A: @0 g) j8 aM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.) r% Z9 G+ W0 u# o: N1 b0 c
% w) e. l* L0 X8 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。( b" ]( n; v- W3 X3 Z
C* D5 W3 Y U! {5 ]7 N$ EM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.9 m% E) Y3 H8 T9 Y9 e. { U% s
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。/ C/ u# X( I3 d- E3 }
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 9 z6 O2 O" L2 x* j$ y' }$ d. }( Y- `, x' i, t/ b% K
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 0 _8 j% ^7 e" }% n! B& v/ x/ u3 V/ x
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!& l& s* K- G) l5 d# a
7 L! L0 a3 n+ ~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. 8 s% _# [ \; m1 ~* c- [5 O 0 _! j0 c6 }) y0 m9 S5 AL: 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? 6 F; a1 h( j1 S- w1 r6 A$ D* Q& q: Y; u
M: Yeah. ( _' c& l2 J% K4 O% s4 G ; [7 b% U' Y; j: Q3 y. fL: 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?0 A( C5 c) N: ~/ `5 i
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M: That's right. 6 X; |5 D9 c6 |$ Q& I" h; k2 j " s3 B# \0 H ]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?5 z! l' n/ z$ c0 H$ Y1 m) h4 H
: J/ `% o& g9 bM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. - s5 k" q2 ]: s* }! E6 b ( p9 B# F+ t0 ^# q `& F! J4 T- yL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 : a. B7 {, `0 N / K! s S# |; b# u9 M' ZM: 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. 1 l% |: s9 E/ J2 G8 E( [ {) c6 |5 I; p" w' B
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。, O% z! ~2 W, L3 |
0 Z* e6 P* K' n5 e5 J0 c/ E, sM: So then why are you bothering to study?7 @& N3 n7 \3 q' t9 I$ n3 \
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! . t/ @$ ]! J' }9 ^4 w" T / p) e% k" W( A! X' J, lM: On, ok, let's get back to work. / e: f& i2 g9 N9 _* p3 x7 l0 T2 E8 y3 s
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。 9 K6 _1 i% P% f0 U! ?( F% i+ `) `1 `4 d
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