* a1 X% }& z6 s* x- O9 W% `L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?1 _4 a e. y* X) B& r9 h% Y4 B
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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. * C* ^$ R2 ?2 n) Z# E* ?+ t( l & T) p9 a7 G% l9 H4 [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。 * ~6 c% \$ G( o9 d. d, g: J n7 t/ P7 I
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.0 s% H3 f6 ?9 n' a! M/ C: M
1 r* ]: t' q0 }L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 ! @; U3 @" U3 u2 f9 W. X* I 1 I& G2 _0 n6 [; A- U我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ( f B% w' ~" S7 `8 ~) g. c) d8 z3 R+ M) o. U0 ~& \5 k
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. ?" N6 I( Q/ x* V
, ^* _/ l4 u8 a7 JL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 1 b7 }9 S7 \6 x 2 |- K# w" o1 rM: 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. # l" i+ ^. |+ }, T ~* s / x/ C! n; R! h, t& Y" JL: 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? j/ H2 O9 R9 l/ E) |% l, @3 i
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M: Yeah. n9 a B$ u2 O- ] $ \1 v0 K( P1 b- ~6 ^$ _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? 6 g' q. k5 x' |0 [3 \+ L# M2 H* t% R/ w
M: That's right. 7 r ?5 N8 W( q% F' Y% s, k0 t& ]0 K. z' O7 u* W
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?8 `5 u/ s- w( q5 Q( ]
# |1 _5 c5 m# ` M* eM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. 2 Q# f* O2 S: l$ K+ C0 s% P$ o/ V+ O0 e& L% D) F# u
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 # \, c$ Y }% |: N1 _5 r * q( F2 Z8 M% f5 {* D# s; Z) iM: 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. ' [ h( h3 }9 L/ N . p& J b: a* }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。 $ x2 b5 S* I+ @ , g m* a' [2 {2 s9 ]3 K( m' }7 YM: So then why are you bothering to study? . ~, c3 D. y% w4 B # I' n* K2 A, d5 Y) tL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!+ @7 |0 _# H) X0 j: I! m2 s4 T
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. & p8 J: M, g3 v8 s8 d8 b+ k) A' J & ?3 t3 ~8 [8 C7 b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。 5 W8 N6 N2 I! @1 r9 t' {# W" b* s8 T& c
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