& ]0 L9 }# M" T* F$ eM: Yes, definitely! . H+ P8 g0 J) r9 f5 B. M. C8 n" b0 k# L* I: p6 o+ T) N. d, S
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢?1 |/ g7 Z8 c9 k0 b3 _
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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.; I/ t' ^& C% I' O
3 G [. G2 c4 p( l7 rL: 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。 ' p1 [7 W+ ]4 ]! J: @& m$ q9 C: T, k t
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 5 @1 T* A1 h3 i+ y0 |( v7 \ ]8 B" k# u
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 l# t- _- Y8 S. k5 I! ] D7 D+ z: F) c w我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。, s$ I6 c- `, x' c' c
/ Q7 L/ _ G+ TM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer./ l9 w+ N3 M% L5 H( L) C
3 ^: v) f* e) j' C& ^L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! + v9 O+ `& {6 G+ _% c; y3 v8 |. q ~4 A& u1 {
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 C3 ~1 p" y1 Y
7 q, w! i$ M. f* kL: 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? 6 Q6 N: p& o3 b8 V+ D- Q% D8 I: q6 \/ H5 _. w
M: Yeah. 0 q) h& Z. N7 g+ P D1 I. C5 y: B3 ?% `
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? : b+ i& O7 `* W- g& E1 \ a& i" Q p B2 t
M: That's right.) a, a' r/ b9 x7 L# L. }1 ~7 \
+ P1 G4 P0 g) H y# dL: 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 G' o% p9 D y! w$ l" f' H- L4 O8 u8 @# N$ S) T
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.& n7 x8 Y/ k0 o8 L% q
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 / x: {0 E6 f+ ?7 [) L" d0 N2 X" a1 _7 q& J' \/ A
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. 4 A4 b/ I1 _% ~2 x# N$ C Y7 m/ o4 L/ ~7 L/ ~' {' F
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。 o2 r6 V8 c/ L3 z8 I. D, u |3 A6 l3 N# v3 @1 l. D
M: So then why are you bothering to study?+ U" S8 Q9 A, g, }
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!1 E5 K3 @# H* g) N7 m5 H5 T
" ?; {3 k' A: i5 d- W- I) mM: On, ok, let's get back to work.9 x7 I5 L' A; q* y& Q8 U- F
8 L# |1 [; K5 p" h2 _& k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。 ' Z& Y) z1 j* S G$ F# @0 h1 ?8 h6 G + j* T% p* k H+ d, L* fAudio as following: 2 q6 ~! J; g8 j' t9 D1 }& T