' U7 z+ d& g* i: k& {M: Yes, definitely!8 d' k' m5 ?' h5 d. b. a
v1 i- [+ b/ R% C4 A3 dL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?1 A8 t0 v4 ~( W. G
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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. % u# `# R# J6 M7 C2 `6 \8 ^) H* I b5 h# C7 M" |
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。 5 e7 s8 e& }6 |% c" K0 {8 _# Y+ e& y8 L, o6 O9 r1 ?) _4 G
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. , M6 A7 H9 }6 w9 G 9 x2 o Z" p, hL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 / z) J9 a: y8 j2 K ~ 9 M. d/ a4 c( d' z我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。5 h$ A9 f% _4 _' x6 k4 v% R0 F
* X8 T z- C- o3 B; w% _1 Y FM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. " E9 Q9 {6 x3 Y/ D. o$ R5 L" W& L* K. U0 }; z
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!* C' S+ x9 [4 L" `8 l
5 O: z4 @8 ? B/ V2 W6 p iM: 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. 1 G3 s( N: W+ N+ C& ]9 I) \: ]9 @1 H4 S( k
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? # X. f: p* h, \1 C- i+ J, ]% _% i3 _* a: Y) Q. `# Z, y( U
M: Yeah. $ o; y8 b" H" v: r( ~ . a6 O# X: s7 J, rL: 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? / C8 V4 a+ z; z: n5 N' T3 g e# w4 [4 X4 h0 a7 Z" T
M: That's right." y, o9 \, Q3 A0 y. x( r f6 E: H
; |7 H: b, R# Q' t# BL: 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?, N/ }" z0 }0 @$ p: B
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M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.; y: V U, m2 u6 \0 D: W" ]
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 " ]3 ]4 L6 {4 h. @# ~) L/ V9 |4 N5 C0 h& D |
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) j% l$ [& m' R9 [- j - |+ e. o7 e* D$ G+ |3 _( yL: 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。 I: d) R' `" g/ ]) B2 J ) I4 d1 ^+ p; q0 |M: So then why are you bothering to study? 1 \ u: W* E) ~; S( C# U: b/ i4 ~- c9 W" ]6 T3 J7 w
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! % G) c, ]7 f( T 1 v2 [+ o4 j2 ?, K7 \$ KM: On, ok, let's get back to work., Q. v" D# H- ?
8 L# l5 X+ T I$ p' H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。7 w) A- W8 `" d9 N1 v/ C
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