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. r* r0 V D8 O/ k7 V' ~ TL: 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? # k: I1 f. h- V& `- h7 i" i6 k9 L4 B* H/ s' z) d/ |
M: What's up is really a common greeting. 4 o0 b, [7 e9 n 8 c5 G. b$ W0 D) |% @9 e( fL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?% A4 ?# M3 N7 D; k) Y4 B( O
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M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"- j* r7 @# T2 j& y7 m' M
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L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样?2 B) r; y5 Y/ p! K9 e
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M: Well, it's really only spoken language.9 J: }( t. v# t5 n
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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?5 n9 o+ q; v+ m: u& m
( x* F% P+ N% C" Q; N. ?# X9 p( s2 tM: Yes, definitely! ( e% t; k8 g5 `+ F' R + n7 p) W5 ^8 v* p) zL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?' Y) _% ~! H- d, c$ x
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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.3 z; E* S) V; T! n
$ Y8 u$ D0 s9 A3 u& G( ~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。! z2 w* v5 ^+ i. p$ \
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 3 |7 r5 `8 k" f6 g" H0 D& c) E" H# j p9 ] [5 ~$ u; X3 V: }& c) I7 FL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 . i, L! p6 B0 K! p# B# n* K& \ 9 ?$ d$ J% m8 S9 M4 v5 R t9 H我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。4 k& j" n$ s' w* L
- ?% F" A0 u+ L6 `M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. % L4 U& Y9 d& W- P7 x 4 V! N$ f& d' t, X& p7 ?L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 0 d- V# s# h; f& r* M' ?( j J7 J+ A6 G2 m4 H) f% ] I
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. 3 \% ~4 e, w$ p# t) v/ F + R& E- Z9 p: Y( }$ i$ 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?% r2 C: m3 B) R1 l$ A: F# s
+ Z' }% o4 N! p% p$ l/ MM: Yeah. ) D- r; I, R( C N5 X0 u& p ) T4 h7 N% @- J, h7 y3 YL: 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? 0 [5 I R: ?0 {1 v) C/ g4 w$ o1 I. F( _4 Q3 S" |2 x/ d
M: That's right. 1 H9 Z. O* q/ A0 z( [; o. P j4 M# M4 X, ?
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?7 H! z8 i, F+ s1 g
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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.# X0 r) S: W5 C4 ]* B
8 A3 u/ q8 O% t2 c4 r; ]2 t3 tL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 * o0 d& D( k+ O" Q& ~' d4 { - ]$ {1 \ {5 Y6 @+ q9 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. ) x! N- U, H- Q: {7 @ E. o! i# u0 j2 a7 z$ y/ 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。 3 o4 r% q" g; v1 k, Q 6 L1 N6 j" r5 p( b5 Q* i( oM: So then why are you bothering to study?3 Y- Q1 Y' j1 C# l3 _/ V0 B
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! }9 w3 {0 M2 x6 ?0 V/ ~ 8 m( n( p% v! e- \4 G, _1 n2 ~. DM: On, ok, let's get back to work. ) u9 l7 \0 I% O- c8 E1 [8 l' o/ Z; T# Z+ s0 p- y, X) [5 [
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。 . l2 D) }" \+ i, B) G4 G6 P z- C3 u3 M+ C5 {: |# j
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