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。 $ y+ ?% y( Q. q9 z9 ]: b* s5 N ! U1 ]* |( E: s) K7 @+ YL: 嗨,Michael,快进来。 2 r. t# V! _$ @; n. h( \! a/ S- A* E" r
M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?6 Q/ y# h8 z. |; Z/ v% E
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L: 什么?$ p3 g8 [ {+ |5 u/ L2 s- O. \
' o8 m6 M, d) \/ ? B3 I) oM: What's up? What are you doing? 2 J/ q3 P. w3 R% A* ~0 q9 }9 b/ h8 t9 s& U& c
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? 9 h" X0 i! G x: Z ?' {" u% r" O( p7 {2 G( L6 _2 ~
M: What's up is really a common greeting. $ b9 |3 u4 N! b9 x& A5 ^$ j3 Q& J- t
L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?5 V& K. J- p4 |& x, \5 G
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M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"- |) c/ I4 _2 I |0 R
& |9 q9 x. o, p; M9 g! e* t$ XL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? 1 N) r1 p! N8 G# h$ L: D" H6 i 1 m( }9 R' m- m+ c: T z! [2 ?+ Z- NM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much." l4 G3 i1 H3 r4 S
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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。. ]4 T( z' L0 k* Q" v
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything., u% J: y: Q) g" I
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。$ k0 |/ h) [+ l5 S4 B
+ z+ D# ]/ k! m3 W' v& e- q我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 9 A9 ]; {6 f( ] 8 e2 b( \- L2 P" U h6 UM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.0 @3 M' f0 u, W/ w7 K
. g, R4 f: P7 K; F/ uL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! & k: }2 V; n3 c2 u+ }; ` $ C% o, A4 Y7 \5 _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.3 ]5 U7 w; `8 u6 A* L! j6 H
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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? 5 Y: C2 U; V* T1 Y% M" T . g' p! f! [( T# o* C- ^+ H( }M: Yeah.6 M' T" e2 G6 W6 @) G
# a) R0 i3 u& y$ s5 l! o( e3 nM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. $ J B5 G/ F* t' X# ? , Q& I T2 \8 q7 z8 l) tL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 - I6 x4 ]( v. v5 b1 ^& x / F7 q: o$ P! L$ V! `! uM: 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.& _ U t+ _1 i( p+ S: I e
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L: 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。 + Q4 Q9 ]+ L8 ^7 W ~* x! I 4 M. j# n1 H" wM: So then why are you bothering to study? $ U, {! _+ M# Z! [( H! V- n# D + i, n f; }4 C# A& ]+ O: y' C. tL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!5 D* ^1 T" ~7 U1 G! V A. T* }9 l
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work.0 Y' a2 }. P1 G- J
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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。 3 a) s$ }- M7 m+ ]2 b) E) K6 n5 v8 x5 i
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