. m& ?4 Z- L) h3 z" U+ pM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 2 L! F- e% |% x$ e1 f$ B" k9 `* U8 X9 v9 u( f4 q3 ]
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!/ r0 e0 m' H i0 z
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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.! w% p& H! x' h7 F
, E$ B! ^3 w, {* h* \: HM: Yeah. 2 V+ m1 V7 ~. E" T" W& V2 R5 ^9 {: \- i
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 k0 [7 x/ z5 m* s$ P( {) @! G, A8 ?' H3 _3 v, R
M: That's right. * y% I- |: n1 Z" v/ r* z. J1 h& h, ~# W# ~- W3 h! h
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?. ]6 [( a% H# {8 m! Z3 _# h6 }6 C: h
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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. % l5 m% X% c0 O- W! D3 ^$ m5 x1 Q. }: I0 {/ e: H
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。9 U' v& ]+ F) c2 \9 p% `: D* g' Z" P8 i
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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. ! F( _+ J7 n% ^, V: R5 S ) B, f/ T2 b* X; |6 nL: 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。9 a" Q4 Y" B3 g9 Z
1 Y3 {2 x' f: \( L1 `M: So then why are you bothering to study? . e4 J- j! [* n8 @: ^/ X& D 4 U- N6 e- _" PL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!9 K8 }( i' {9 Z; o
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. ! O: h; p% l7 P5 v, M4 `. @$ G& K' {+ l- g9 ] G8 i
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。 ; H- t( A) _1 o9 l4 y) c1 ?8 E4 I& g' i3 {
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