; J2 R/ S& _) a0 `$ ]' {8 \ AM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. ' o4 D; D9 ?" v7 t' E 9 w1 n, S" z! F6 P5 U& ]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。) z! T7 `6 q1 B
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ' k# T0 F; {9 g+ k4 h- T- J- g+ X$ | P3 ~7 h
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 ( D. P- t# G4 B9 x: D0 d % a v& D" N* e# ~+ ~% F# I5 P我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ' D, J4 B/ B% |8 B5 F* f" p0 Q8 Y4 B7 s6 T( w4 i1 I( F
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer." F# X8 V3 e1 ^) @7 w
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L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!3 B2 ~ o+ @* C; `/ k) F1 F" o" X! P
5 F- Y! e. K5 W x! |9 Q v/ [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.# ^- s: C' Y$ W% ]
3 I" f0 G) o) j3 Q7 @2 DL: 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?7 @1 {& e5 `5 [+ }+ U
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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.! O* f5 P7 ?% ?; I+ A
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。5 b( q$ O i9 ?0 R$ s" L; q0 e
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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.1 ^1 d% X) q8 m4 a8 S; l7 E7 c
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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。; F# n6 v0 n% N0 |, w% n6 `/ ^5 c
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? 8 m( ~2 y" P! ]$ m. p . h) ]' X! {/ CL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!2 u$ c% w3 K7 Q+ U; G0 Y
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. " L0 g3 H& N& ~. p" ^5 y. z& k6 ]/ [0 v
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。! ]/ g( i8 B. ]1 ?
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