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。5 U: L3 P3 L0 m9 r% s$ Z- x
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L: 嗨,Michael,快进来。; P9 }: P& I6 D7 r, W+ U5 K9 V
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M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?8 V% \) q0 M7 T3 B/ P( y
0 U$ P# ?4 Q7 s; @) a- Z* IL: 什么? $ m' {9 X6 n8 R2 t% L$ E " V% B6 `7 T+ I5 [# l, K! i& lM: What's up? What are you doing?& V& z, C5 y7 K" D
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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?3 ]/ O5 j$ ~ M; X6 ~! o; {/ x
2 I* B( S0 T4 GM: What's up is really a common greeting.$ ^/ C$ }- c% N, M% j. s# j
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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? - I/ r8 g5 H# I( G* x # i' R) `$ ]! B( f" ~* I8 {- R9 V; g3 EM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"& W. i5 [) G# U% l3 F
- k* B3 V7 z& a3 x, q/ z# EM: Well, it's really only spoken language. 6 I4 h. |* D0 t3 \9 S: ^8 z2 \) b$ k& n% q7 M* j. @) f! a
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? ' s2 G3 {. E2 j2 K5 c5 [( Y1 O/ J( z8 b; H5 e
M: Yes, definitely!! q$ s( ^) @% b) a7 W- }
, |8 k! z, Y) ~( g1 i! x4 }L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? $ M6 t$ [7 Q. I! B( M; ~ ^0 {1 H) l8 N# M/ ]- Z
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. ) w- W' u- j0 c! n. c7 H4 _9 N/ \: T: L3 X. q
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。 G( ]" T$ Q( u4 y
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.7 j h5 p. A# S1 H( T( q" b
& y: ^0 C! V n/ |* zL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 # W+ |1 c8 s5 h 3 ]+ A- a. J- e3 Z% g我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 4 l2 J& @- b6 d: y2 Q4 X 4 Q9 {# p, W; M3 m$ O ?M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.6 {6 Z+ V" W6 \/ t i
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L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! + b& y$ M6 `/ |8 Z % O7 @) D% ~6 C2 v7 @: D: F2 uM: 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. , j: _8 X9 R3 G& J: H& @ . B" o5 u1 t0 s5 Q& mL: 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?) F: x$ L3 ]1 Y, X1 s
1 o/ z# M: U0 g$ S# R! P2 Q/ X. ZM: That's right. 3 y* @, M! b8 ~% q3 }' U 8 w% G+ K6 ~+ U, x, N( I4 U) C) u) 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? * T$ e) }! K8 a" Y/ K" D7 O0 W8 f3 f3 t2 s
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. ) V, a9 e' b6 W, C9 ^* ^! h2 u, L, N: C# U/ V
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 3 Y0 d0 B! D- H. j" F$ A/ _: ^ 8 p* I( x0 z+ D" M4 pM: 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 |% ^( n9 _% `0 B- Q1 ]+ \5 t . _! [! e. n0 \% z; pL: 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。3 G; H! W, A9 \9 O# w; O
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? 8 X$ M% L/ `6 B 4 p1 ^) c( R/ I3 ]8 Y5 GL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 1 E0 G. Z1 R- \1 y( d' f/ t9 Z: h; |, L0 @1 n6 d" w* ?* L0 ~
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. " E: m0 i, J% f5 I7 ?9 M) o" z# x& X
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。/ B/ J% k3 a, g: ~
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