1 Z! U3 a8 ^* I" iM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. b. R* s0 X1 q& r k! v+ J ! W T' h! Q0 m/ oL: 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。 . G8 \2 h1 k- {/ V 7 N; q% T& w, k% c Y. OM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.0 N9 t$ M) Q! y' ]! B# M4 ]* b1 g
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。5 M- M; Y8 Q' P7 _0 R
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。( P- Y0 @ }0 _1 S: w% B8 y
5 e0 C2 C, Q. {2 Q' \# C8 ^$ OM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. : Z* f( x: r) V) a/ | + I4 k r7 }; ?4 X& G& lL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! ' _, j2 {) H* v3 _& d$ O$ o) n7 t* H0 d8 s" K
M: 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. ; T1 K) f; ?& W' ^5 x; F& z) I7 \$ r. e+ v0 P! X5 @5 S3 @- A
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?% l# [) Q( k5 D/ \4 K6 o, z( o$ W5 y' O
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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?( Z+ ~" ]1 X# {
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M: That's right. ' G7 R" a0 F. M9 i; q# I 7 ]: W' E- z. B, |, F% _. r' |0 dL: 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?9 [7 T7 j' m$ q. y
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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.0 D4 M' _$ V# P) i, h/ H
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。# r$ H( U% s2 d! W
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6 H$ ~4 W' }0 Q! J9 `1 R& 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。% q }3 E$ q/ z2 T& C6 Z
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