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M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.0 \' K. ]3 v& B0 E
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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。 % V" c0 y. k/ C4 R ) [+ K8 |6 ^1 ~( |4 R+ \, wM: That's good usage. You can really say anything. * y4 ]- R* t& Q* [( V. K4 G8 Z1 A 4 H- J" B6 j) A0 l& E( L3 ZL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。, D# L- ?, X! O3 ^6 i5 C- W6 R
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. ) ^9 S( e) E4 M4 l) Y2 l" K( v' x. Y: j8 {3 K$ F; |* a, [
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 8 }* Z0 y5 b$ Z7 E: H, Z - q" }+ U' {, B* {4 f1 s, D" CM: 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. 2 V! l3 W# X6 J: n+ o9 F / I1 J2 T1 t! J6 U. GL: 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? 0 i( u6 y6 T7 ]) a! ?! R & U$ o8 l) I L* G0 vM: Yeah.5 n1 n4 B9 g/ i9 M
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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?# Q* q, W7 L9 g
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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? , [- m; u0 Q$ N1 v7 W3 \ 6 R Q$ ~: f& X/ X7 h$ lM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. % V W" j+ ], O, m! f4 D; c9 e# F7 ^( K3 `7 E+ {" I
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。5 F0 S; n- G, H5 p# F. m
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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. + Y2 o& F, m' R) t- p + J* U7 p# W7 _! j) o9 \/ uL: 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。 6 o, |; `% l0 i- j) B: i 1 h" |5 y1 }2 Z% FM: So then why are you bothering to study? : Q3 H6 Z. A$ D7 K; u6 y: j! u; a4 w y: p6 z) ?/ {
L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! , s$ Y1 g" q' R' m9 G$ w, Z) j& Q; k
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 0 X' H+ P# R- P, g! q; q$ n 5 T# Z2 _8 V$ |/ L+ A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。 4 b. ^0 W7 S) ^# J: A( V& A) Y m/ p+ r _+ k" n* w
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