* O# l) |. q* q' K/ E" z8 Y h# ]M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up? 6 x; f/ E+ Z$ q9 x ]0 K$ P1 W7 @* @! X1 `9 a; B4 h
L: 什么? / \" Y/ E' m) ]% O- _! C* ~ 8 u6 c8 Z% S9 Z4 eM: What's up? What are you doing?, _! _8 G5 K* s1 S$ S2 X) K
9 z: {( ^) g% YL: 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? . d9 C( ?3 m" w8 d1 m* L 9 r( m- V# p" y- _3 XM: What's up is really a common greeting.1 c; v ]9 b8 c* V: r; a; I
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L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? * O% g* E; {7 N4 p X4 \' M% ~ $ Q' n$ @/ e0 n CM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"0 O4 y: f" o+ \ n/ ` h b c
) D; m# u$ t, ?/ Z n% cL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? $ c- R* d- U1 {/ J$ }" V$ y. N9 V8 l8 r
M: Well, it's really only spoken language. % J) U' g; j N9 _( ^ ' a* Q/ v! T0 d, |L: 要是我去看一个我已经有两个月没见的朋友,我在见到她的时 候我可以说What's up,对吗? % A1 o9 u4 ?& y) S1 V& l! F& w& R9 e) n' e; q) x9 I
M: Yes, definitely!8 _& P" N9 }3 F$ _/ p' v
$ J4 [; L1 P2 \" fL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? 0 h7 ^8 y0 ^" d/ S) w3 b+ E/ U1 M V
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 8 L" h+ B+ D7 _% q$ A. D+ l: ^; C2 L% n
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。 $ ^1 Y7 V Z5 d `$ k1 p8 ^* B 6 ^! O, n5 I5 S! g4 B) k6 S9 Y3 iM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.- m0 {" l# }! g3 x6 m. ~1 {
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。, |1 P- I" ~( i/ B+ |4 P2 [
$ P: P" a) s, v# k, \% i5 p o5 f我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。4 Y& e$ B0 Z; H4 J4 B9 Q/ B
$ E& n; |1 [9 V; Z8 I! O% kM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.* ~( w' j" _+ _" ?. r& r* U1 t+ {
6 k9 h7 Y( s( j+ S6 ], PL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! R5 p2 \/ V* \1 ]
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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. 7 [- d$ y. F% \' i# p: t & E. X) ]$ z. |' y9 N3 HL: 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?/ ]: E& j: o+ |% y4 A I( `
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7 x- Z% G& b3 p( B. `; @% N9 {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? ( _+ R7 i* X. c/ F, u: Q: ?) X \) Q2 _5 I! M# F
M: That's right.) T$ X4 w9 S) R/ E% E' L
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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 p. s5 O+ Z7 ?" k- B- i
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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. # t$ }9 F, v4 ~, A7 X( ] , K1 k; H/ c0 b0 [L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 0 t }- ]+ \! k" f; c7 _( U4 G* q" n- g
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. $ R1 e( b, b# V$ k, m- J; T+ a* Z) M. o
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 g6 x# G" t# {0 b- _5 z" n; @6 D; z [
M: So then why are you bothering to study? % I' t, D- M9 N3 c7 x/ F- \0 L9 b7 p4 P/ j$ p9 Q. X
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!/ m& Z! a' j: H! H, z1 L/ [- ^
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. : x% G8 ~& T- ?( q/ S1 e; u- y+ ` ) N2 T: F7 |9 }4 }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。 ( l1 b7 I, h6 B+ j) e5 V7 F7 o; f7 [/ x: _7 Y m q5 s; |3 x
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