0 ?* U: q0 w7 N0 rM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. ! w$ u4 z" J9 e! d2 r9 C6 s E& Y0 J' A/ E+ Z
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。 ) w" i0 ]& q5 Y6 B# a+ w% K3 t5 v! W" j/ f$ n. s9 D! O% Q6 n
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.( c- b. U2 R" z1 ~
8 K. V7 H, p" ML: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 - V1 B7 N8 k( ]4 v5 x9 g Q) Z+ [& G& M( a# U7 p0 `+ n我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ; u+ x# z! l& F) K; I$ O. J0 ^7 s1 `
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.% s! t" F( f l+ Q, d' O
2 `3 q4 u# P- T9 O) oL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! $ G2 g) d5 L2 o9 ?4 x) E/ V- _( w& l8 e
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.% x* {7 M8 T& ], U \; x
8 c. V; c+ F* O7 y: ~! H
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? 9 {+ p+ ^# v( i1 _9 ^ ! O" G L. Q/ J% ^ E3 X1 c5 lM: Yeah. : M5 E) t1 b- u9 @ 3 v, ?$ @% q8 g4 ^: m, qL: 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?' N( O! |' {: i" P2 s
- x& x* q- U& _( h# l8 T5 K
M: That's right. - U: Y: o/ Y. H t7 J( ^) X8 [/ o# w; n+ f/ S# U( {
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?" {" x* I' M5 {! X
8 h. s# [* @! U* F' ^* j
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.7 _2 D+ a6 ]8 z) q
. ^% y8 X) N u& v" V
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。0 L% M V3 w( b6 H( ~) i
* a% Q2 F0 ~( V8 o8 U2 i" kM: 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. 6 J1 W0 d) n; k M+ i( ?, R2 m# [; p& R
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。' ~9 F! H0 }! P$ U+ e0 z
. _, E6 B o: A9 w7 c% U: e) x8 p
M: So then why are you bothering to study?& u" P. \& h5 \& c! e7 e
7 b2 w9 L& Z- K2 C9 `3 o
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!) [3 d1 f8 l" D: |: l" G. B
$ X" n4 _. G1 O6 t2 U, E5 z
M: On, ok, let's get back to work.3 \' B( @' H3 Z* g [$ I
5 J# `7 V! p0 s2 \* _9 X! e
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 P+ M& O/ B# _- E2 \7 v" `) Q& F) ^" C% \; Y
Audio as following: 4 H m3 ~4 N; g/ k" i0 P