: k: c# Q b; D& p3 gM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?". M1 n2 l* N7 c, h3 l' U) I; `; W
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L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样?) e7 A: o( ?' W
9 i0 a7 ~$ E7 M# \) ]' t' b+ Q$ ~M: Well, it's really only spoken language. 9 E% h5 W) S+ }; o' V4 i & n4 b6 ~9 K, t* |6 X6 c5 D6 lL: 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?( ?7 B0 T& a9 X' e* [( Y4 A
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M: Yes, definitely! ; t2 p) b) c! M/ i+ O4 W5 Y8 k+ [$ l8 l# O
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? * M c& c& c, G1 Z4 {. E* y9 d4 {! ^5 K/ m$ d0 k
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.0 F, [1 Z2 H7 `2 Z% I8 Y
0 B) A% ?: m6 C4 K+ V$ f( 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。 # D/ S* i M$ V& u8 k8 ?2 Q( \# u) w9 `- D6 T5 q6 y
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 9 B% f0 Q ~8 M/ d$ W: M# {* `6 C9 \: }; [; q2 f3 }3 A8 j! I
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。$ @1 N8 B. U X/ G! {! h
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ( s6 H, a- c; ] Y* Z% c# m + I1 p7 Z! S! P, U7 t2 B+ u# A# qM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.6 p6 T3 `( V0 d$ L: o
# N- }. v6 L+ E2 CL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 3 c4 [7 M, _3 V9 f% F. H, o . b$ P6 r& @" V8 C4 `( WM: 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 f- [ G: T) L0 _9 j 0 T) ?3 k* n' 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 T3 k3 K: e+ d% W' H/ ^. I: o5 W: [0 k* f
M: Yeah.6 u# ~9 s, W" o$ C! B
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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+ W+ N$ Q* W$ |6 _' W, l : I/ X! s: f$ t" x' W* _M: That's right. . k$ i! V4 n. y! M r0 P1 o& ^; v3 @( s: \' d) a
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? 0 ?4 ?2 h1 w! |2 z( z3 O3 U! v" |) L. l' i6 N; P; Q* @0 r1 C7 l5 d7 l6 ^
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.3 b0 E. Y* Z7 G: |0 V6 F
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。. \# n ^- p( g6 y/ N+ q
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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. * ]) m) Y% |! Q6 D, s( K # l1 F# A" _+ b9 M. \( jL: 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 i! ~7 B0 d) M$ `/ A7 a# h ? 6 j5 t# f) n/ p' r% v1 `7 Y aM: So then why are you bothering to study? R8 B% ~# i8 C2 i
0 G* o; o' M9 A" E9 ]' C- AL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! " ?! G$ m& m: ?: H3 c( u+ w) g2 a! W; r
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. + \+ H7 _$ M9 ]6 @0 S6 |$ V ! N0 G, ]5 T; C0 D* }( Y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 `1 ?% A6 S* X* g7 ]9 p
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