7 C. t8 a9 y4 MM: Well, it's really only spoken language.8 c( B: t2 F# r. V
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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?% m3 k3 I; L% A2 X* K
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M: Yes, definitely! # B6 ?+ V A3 j& R& J : p: S0 K5 f' n6 N g$ jL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?/ c: V, _! Q6 X" d
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M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. ( F4 e: w: ^. C/ I/ ? 1 j' p8 C9 d% A$ M& X! {! i) }. cL: 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。! J8 c1 Z! b$ g2 {
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ) c) d. J4 x7 g4 q3 f / ?2 h- a D2 e' D* s' aL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。2 x6 W+ U& ]% W! k7 h1 C
% t7 o5 W1 S2 j- j4 v3 q我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 & l: V U7 Y6 e9 ]3 Z- s* B5 f& y % y, z a, w, n$ p* QM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. - @" d& `5 ]5 c5 ]5 D- c \1 j3 V9 m3 ]- L9 z
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!/ W* d) {4 z: a8 Z
5 N* _9 P/ k4 ]( qM: 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.$ ?9 C8 M" m8 K; p' I) V% v% ^0 T+ Z
0 M1 W- R9 R8 k6 {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?6 y9 I w. e; g9 H2 q
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M: Yeah. " v! m$ k! F& t* {$ v( f0 F/ ^: X D/ H" l. ~3 S( J' u! j
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?+ w- O. S2 y O% b
1 E6 U$ v2 E4 m3 [M: That's right. ; @( q+ t4 ]+ V6 h; z) f 5 G+ A$ m& g" R* e( fL: 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? & _0 l s/ M/ [5 V - R6 M' M- u3 Q( l+ ]M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.0 V, L3 ?2 k- m9 G# H6 F$ n
4 e3 B# ^( [" j. AL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。2 V! R2 C+ k# P* S# o0 q. r
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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. 8 {. W# Q% c7 C: ~ M0 v6 @, D . P7 g, C/ \. a0 Z, v+ j3 tL: 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。 : l' ~* p) v1 K. h" j' k7 H6 U! @9 ]+ [* ?6 G
M: So then why are you bothering to study? 8 t# h# o: r& J" F+ ]+ X" i 7 d, [5 X f! Q( P3 _+ |L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! J3 [) j% x& T1 r% ]$ M' |: z6 f( x+ u
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 1 T- q$ y$ J' K" E) o% R. t% R. A) B; a# Y- u
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。- I8 h4 M* o1 r9 b) b
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