* j! [6 }2 a% k OL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? : d+ `$ x8 ] I# r" t0 |5 q9 U( e6 w: u
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.0 ?' o+ U0 ?+ m# @5 B \
7 @8 B0 H, K$ D- r& _! nL: 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。' F6 K v. E4 \) ?# q
, R. H, T- @% z! C1 s* vM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.5 R8 l+ Q I" }- k
1 s7 d1 N h: o6 n* uL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 5 K4 n! ~/ A* i* X( z8 R # @ y3 v6 s5 G5 G% S. V! p7 A5 M1 w我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 8 m; \, |5 {1 T5 C( u$ ` h' P" B- ~: ?. {
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.& I/ G$ R& R0 Q( H! w
) |' V5 y& h2 E1 Q/ ~L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!; x* ]/ y9 U; E6 m4 l/ ]3 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.6 N% X' I! n! X0 e8 V/ y
{8 O/ ^& }' c, ]2 C/ SM: Yeah. + j, v6 s6 O# x- ]% E0 ~: q7 z$ ^+ r' F; u! M
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? 8 X: S0 X3 ^; o# r1 n/ P9 G& P9 Z; H. B2 g
M: That's right. ) g, C0 P0 V3 ]2 i& V8 k7 p' Z" U: \4 D+ B1 p* N5 z
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? 6 ?" O" Q$ h; u. x9 ]1 V, @2 L0 Y5 {4 D' \8 k- u
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. . b0 t8 Q8 b; Z# B( [/ W' W( ?' S/ R' n1 N2 a
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 3 x" L4 J! t. `& A7 p4 k 3 ]5 ~: A; t6 Q) y- qM: 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.* I5 b, K5 m2 X: a7 v8 H* @
8 S1 `) ?2 y! RL: 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。" j8 G. k" S( p, N7 I/ w% O7 Y
: o* B. ?+ I( D. c( n* p/ n3 m( fM: So then why are you bothering to study?( x7 d* Z) M) P% d
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! & v) k# ?( {1 `, D. p7 m+ ^" w; q3 Z1 m
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. , L) ?4 a% }: c+ _ q: [0 l' M4 m; D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。 ; K" |& p! u: V 7 X7 C$ E. o g, B8 o" f9 ~Audio as following:5 F4 {3 W, x: T! U) h7 M