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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。 ( f' B, _8 J7 R& w" k0 i4 M/ v# S5 C2 d$ G0 u: f$ J8 t( Z
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 9 N# `! D4 ^. L" A/ s7 S4 Z# ?$ j7 K1 i8 m
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。; a# K* G7 T2 ^) F8 P) \. s
3 v8 R9 }) y3 U6 m我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 0 V6 W; d5 k& C. B 9 C' H S- T; P9 {4 R# Z# r" W3 o1 tM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 1 o P: Q. E# }# ]0 t' r% k2 e 3 V4 P5 d" U7 R. \L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!( R0 ]$ j |: T+ N, h$ O! e
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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?2 Q; x/ H& J+ ]/ E( |6 m# z0 |: E
+ R6 b0 a; @. j+ ]M: Yeah. 6 G [: N6 T8 M0 a ( n8 y F, S& Y7 ~* Q2 \9 TL: 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?9 I6 t( a$ E* Y5 c' W& R
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M: That's right. 0 E! n' L. p5 O, |8 G4 P# |. ~, y C: Y
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? 5 ^2 x* c: d+ ~' P 6 B0 d j; A# V" B: t# ~M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. / ?2 Q8 [ o% m0 ]7 m5 c- P: A ' Y7 h9 A1 z Z5 iL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。/ B3 Q: V, g0 X8 |& y: \2 ]
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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.$ ~! i; ` Q/ C! r. f5 V6 @0 K6 g8 B3 z
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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。 * E }2 z! C- E5 B T8 n 9 q; T5 t4 t6 r" _0 J" ~$ VM: So then why are you bothering to study?5 c7 z) n6 @/ \/ x$ T3 Y% _
; L: L3 F" c+ {) l1 k. @' `L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!; x: y, n- x# Z1 `0 R" `4 V% z
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work.+ u6 Q- S- h$ P# s2 g, s `