( I3 ^/ ^9 O, ?2 J. r. nM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 1 w4 n# _4 O& F# ^! q, I 5 T6 h; G. p! @& vL: 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/ v0 ?6 K/ Z3 C& ]9 N. M$ X6 C% U0 D% L/ Q6 Q- N
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.0 [# C( I- f2 o- U9 `/ U
& _" S- i {7 jL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 & F, Q/ o/ Z( f H $ C u k3 m; S/ d/ Y0 W' k( ^" r: |我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。+ i) \9 ]3 s+ U" ~
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 2 t( B. l0 Z/ [; g: W( v8 d- I
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!. _2 K9 w3 L7 Q2 B! y
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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. * w; b0 s! o; i. Y* D% U0 C5 l. ]* E1 C! ]
L: 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? , N: X2 \( ]: G6 m( {$ \, o0 m! T % D; d; R. ~3 ^M: Yeah.' f% }: f' M9 A2 V& {7 j8 m1 i. w
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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? O+ ~- O1 M( z% n7 j
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M: That's right. # b/ N" d" G6 ?% }% ?% n: I( j# N+ K7 }3 i
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? & j: N. ?8 C5 M) @* R2 y: O8 G6 W
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.3 \+ w; k3 \7 X, j( F" k8 ~
; U1 R8 p8 g6 n3 @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. & e: ]; B- ]7 ]/ f W5 h9 P. b( {0 s- [9 h7 }( p7 J5 `
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。 % Z; _' R0 L+ q: N4 e) B7 I4 K7 Y; F7 O) _+ C, Y9 Z/ Y
M: So then why are you bothering to study?8 K: w6 t: v. p! e, ?: i
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 4 E1 w% {, i9 ^" R' H/ q3 y, { 2 z; H0 C+ B' {" JM: On, ok, let's get back to work.& T; z+ l# J: l! {7 J7 \4 c