+ d3 x# X' {: z! X5 OL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? , W, a/ p3 X5 y5 | m. ? & B( t+ o D2 o6 e" W! [* FM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. # s5 \, D0 K! X( W1 s& H2 K # e D. m" n% J8 `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 Z/ N# \) a4 ` . D. l7 T" w1 I8 r* WM: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ' s4 \- _* f) H9 I8 c1 T* B3 M! F
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。" F# ~! E+ |! o0 m+ s/ \! s
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。( O# t: G7 V b$ ^. O+ n W
0 D2 @7 M* o1 R s9 SM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. ' W0 ~$ D% T! t: [' g8 T4 F 4 u8 [6 J! { r+ C' f, F7 VL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! % i7 p; k* R3 x# Z9 I/ B! i" ^7 z# g g" }4 h' z( 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.( }; C3 f) H# O. U8 `& j" f
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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? ! u8 G6 _$ T. w# U+ \! ~2 V" A/ x' c9 n3 o: r: N9 V
M: Yeah.4 h1 P( a3 m. n6 X" H; V
9 `$ H0 a9 ?& h. S, ]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? + ^4 t# a! v4 B" A2 w2 ^/ b$ \. g3 K1 R3 x
M: That's right. $ |+ k: A# |7 e# E , O: f4 F$ q+ @/ }; a9 w9 k; |5 z# JL: 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? 2 J. x: t$ P. Z1 O3 R; @6 S4 P & O) q4 e8 X N# `4 C Q6 P: g+ ~M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. , m- e# N( R, v) U ; l7 }' g7 U" A) e$ wL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 % g% u/ J5 N: j6 Z* C9 w- s4 w9 |* s) E. X% a/ R
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.) {" V) B) H$ X, F6 s9 W! A5 K
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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。 $ w" O* s- k Y3 Q& v* M3 n) b. g9 r" ^* ?- N$ t0 {) m6 l; d
M: So then why are you bothering to study? $ h: V5 D$ H% }$ Z5 u; z! \' B9 q; W* b* h' i- g# t
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! v" Q) t( f {3 n! z Q1 M% J* o# B. V3 F+ Y! [+ r0 WM: On, ok, let's get back to work.' S4 O) `* T/ W0 v) @# h+ R. I
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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。 - M( C$ ^* I1 S0 w8 e* T& h+ a* ^6 e9 H
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