! l$ I* ~4 T3 q7 O, L+ sM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. $ A; _ Y$ j1 S8 O ; {- D5 t( t8 x5 A5 jL: 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。5 J( N: o% O6 P8 {4 S: z, |- F
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.9 L5 j+ Z* I% w p; i" k4 `
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/ y+ }, R V( ?7 x6 L1 `M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. # r/ B! N" Q9 j9 I( S3 z$ Y9 Q) B 6 }, R& [$ z+ A5 z7 uL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!5 q- q5 j; j' m! t x
# d1 \9 u0 v$ L9 F3 o) a2 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.0 @6 F* H: N+ C2 U2 u% m6 n
+ v, ?/ b( N2 I" Z' }3 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? # P' k- x& V' [+ d, g# g, j0 c( P5 i% ?9 r- h0 q+ H3 {
M: Yeah. & X0 l4 ]( o- X% E 6 J3 C9 j5 R6 P& r4 CL: 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?5 y. W. }& J: l
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M: That's right. ) j. v9 y/ D0 t# {0 \5 [3 g0 ^1 S9 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? : [& I: h) }+ F5 I' I$ W1 H ! K" n0 b1 F4 p; |M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. ! X$ K8 O9 T2 @+ r' T h* @8 g9 d5 m8 P3 p6 c0 \# U1 c3 b
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 / f- Q, E5 `- H# ]( S7 [% y+ o1 z* z + R5 P" D' Z; f# hM: 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.* K) G' _$ f5 l y
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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。 & k+ ?3 ^; B- Y3 [' D0 f F8 v / Q4 D% \7 _! j3 s1 t! v! D+ wM: So then why are you bothering to study? 0 k+ f t) R& O; X 1 z0 C& g. \/ A3 | D8 V" vL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! # A4 o) `) D v7 h4 P7 v: Z- e" ~4 v: k; N$ v7 l: ]
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. ( J. T% @5 q7 Y% ~/ t0 h3 v8 I) }. G+ H4 F* x1 f* x( b& 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。 3 C7 M9 W. D; H: @: Y 9 {" G( a y5 G1 J* _1 n# oAudio as following: 3 P' n) z0 p2 \: L7 ~