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L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? / L6 x! }- _$ i( _5 q* `0 W0 w# B
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. - T* T) r( B: U, j, B8 Z [6 P* I) d6 L) V
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。$ N3 j3 E# ]3 R4 O r
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 3 ?6 u; j: U1 Z3 K4 F4 f& t5 W( Z2 f) S k
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 5 v3 c" Y" T+ f' b( [7 {, i. s, ^; D" N4 x* u
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。7 p) M% s% `3 ?' ^8 G* W/ l6 @( l9 f
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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!, g7 A$ C6 n6 m
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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.) @: }9 n* @9 T- |# }4 o
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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? , f5 ?9 l2 f: E! G. }0 D: S7 f2 E4 f& `$ A$ E1 [
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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?$ [' B4 d5 h) G0 l3 v, J2 g
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M: That's right. $ r6 w. G( H$ F6 N# c4 `0 V E) d+ N0 l
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?' e G# s0 n% t `4 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. 7 o6 f- k$ b" p% ?) d# r+ ?' Y% h D E% M: R
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 ! Y( u/ J C8 T0 e 9 r8 P- v- t" aM: 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. ; x3 T2 V; s/ v: ~% M2 J, ^, M0 @+ J' Y$ [: i/ h' i7 @
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。 7 f9 W$ i. w5 }: H# c& ^" j3 h / D1 S, ^& [* Z" C3 F# k" g. N# _M: So then why are you bothering to study?% w4 G( @" Y" U, J8 ^
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 3 k f4 G. I: Q' r+ y5 u$ q 4 U5 w7 [! F/ U) j, c$ WM: On, ok, let's get back to work.7 P% q& z8 R% w5 }1 g8 V
# I2 _; k2 n9 c4 j' Y. m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。 l5 {; e8 T5 C7 K ]% ]: I a9 F/ e& M
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