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。% F0 }: N! Q- |+ m) \# `6 K# Y
/ _4 ?) \& z3 P9 ]$ R( t/ AL: 嗨,Michael,快进来。2 ?) l- k) J" z& h! \
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M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?8 P) v. k( F8 a4 e: Q+ `2 ]
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L: 什么?8 x. L# a6 R: T: q
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M: What's up? What are you doing? + h6 N3 k0 ?0 k! m7 o7 K " J* O) M+ a: Q. dL: 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? ) d b, i' Y u# ^5 x9 t' h/ ^( A- D' r+ H0 @0 Z# D3 t5 G8 B
M: What's up is really a common greeting. $ D' ~" y9 G0 E( e. r# p$ z' `+ K) ~) i) }: \. C
L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?# P7 r" _$ n5 e3 _
6 ^4 }4 H9 F) I2 IM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" ( t5 H4 t& `' m' H2 K; t) b - A; e) y2 H' j, k' l. f1 cL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? " M: a, q4 t4 f# M; d 0 M+ \8 q; r( cM: Well, it's really only spoken language.& b) ^! u2 p2 X9 b7 X8 o0 ^) b
# L% B% D2 [$ f" H( g/ s5 v4 aL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? : i" q( @: U" C( D- r 9 Z2 W6 P' d6 T- V2 m! yM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. & l5 R: l+ d/ j# i; o# A: B, P9 M+ Q' ^, P8 y3 W2 J
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。; p7 k0 n1 M- P. G" z2 m1 H
' w% t0 H8 }: jM: That's good usage. You can really say anything. * X7 Z9 E( M/ o4 M ]% y+ e" I: \* m' V9 u, fL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 b/ c# I1 ~( d) o. ~2 Y% r * `5 |1 g& \2 h我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。1 @" s7 l% o/ P6 `
) ?6 f8 f6 J, c; ]3 dM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 7 E0 _$ @7 i! x% ?0 ^) O, H; Q! [0 e9 y+ R! \( ]$ f* K5 A3 q
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 0 F" {1 x6 i0 \7 ~7 s9 o+ Q8 H - D2 O$ w7 k8 T* U- B: y0 NM: 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 d d4 Z2 l, A( p ' t9 L: E/ X F# X9 d5 X; l- ]. oL: 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& X* T. x9 p* \6 y1 p8 Y
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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?: t% P# m/ {! y7 t A A9 i
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, Y% @ s! Y7 I" T) J; S2 XL: 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? 7 T( W, U5 i- C* @- B/ g" E' ` - S* V1 N! I8 i$ P" }1 o& E, QM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her., S, F3 y; |* D: _8 Q2 y
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 / ^( ~) k- I \7 }2 l( |; |3 v " H, {/ p( n/ e" m1 G' k( Y$ ?8 HM: 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.* w* ]' J* \1 t5 S( i
2 [, E7 w5 Q# a$ l9 g: 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。, \% u \7 G6 n# x
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? ! V8 E' g+ q9 Q1 p5 }0 K9 w3 }* o1 w! C
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! " h: I: B' E& p& ?: e' Z6 e# y0 t' N8 f7 y. R7 z: s
M: On, ok, let's get back to work.3 j% B# y* i+ p, H2 U) V