7 a4 z0 {: w; _ XM: Hey, Li Hua, what's up? 2 o# U3 u* ?/ u! R/ s , \1 z& E/ @% z5 b: _3 mL: 什么? $ d$ q+ ~4 g2 F: R) f7 L' o8 i( q6 b( }6 w% U
M: What's up? What are you doing?7 t- t. M3 R% l* J+ G* T: [
- D6 P) M; x' q$ [L: What's up? 我倒是听人这么说过,可是我还没有弄清楚这句话到 底是什么意思,我应该怎么回答? V5 o0 l+ c% F5 m' i
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M: What's up is really a common greeting. ! f3 [- a2 |5 v * {+ h6 n R7 `( xL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?" D- K+ O( v6 B7 O' d, Q) G7 e* G+ g
: d. N8 V: ~5 R4 I( W9 l& rM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"; n. ^# Q) ~( W" ?0 N
8 N2 `0 v4 S0 X- F) zL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? 9 p: F5 g# p' c/ c5 F. |$ h% o) _# w5 r/ }3 }5 O* `. K8 h
M: Well, it's really only spoken language., m( P7 l( ^) s
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L: 要是我去看一个我已经有两个月没见的朋友,我在见到她的时 候我可以说What's up,对吗? / b# R& p5 `% |7 B9 W3 [ \. k4 K/ }( v& o8 g( e# S$ c2 I+ @6 @
M: Yes, definitely! ; n3 G5 x. u% N7 L" @5 a$ s; C& q' V7 Y1 f# K4 E) P% M* J) f$ m3 u
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? # [# y. C/ K" \( K) d3 I R( t$ b5 _, w( M( A/ B! y; G0 q4 P
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.# c3 q3 g# d! G+ v* u) p
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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。 : s. Y! H! j- Z2 ?. R) F% Y4 X' M }4 O* }
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 7 b4 f* H0 b, w1 h7 x$ n) M# r9 x$ g
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 Q! J/ a p7 {
* Z) M, f8 R" L8 t. h* h5 W我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。4 }; {' S5 C$ [- C; f$ t
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.! [+ t0 k- {7 H
$ f' C" ~1 I4 I4 K4 I; XL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!3 o+ C- k6 s8 X0 h3 o8 f) M B$ q
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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 f+ T6 q' D$ b1 }' d: Z+ h! e ^6 S6 A- Y% w# ]7 V Y9 [4 X
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? 3 p' C. {4 E! \ B+ z3 v! R5 A . U9 s( K7 v- [8 NM: Yeah., ?$ d% S8 y) i5 }
3 D5 P( D2 l6 i5 h" F0 |6 j! V$ cL: 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?7 Z9 b: w1 j% V, @3 ^3 f& v
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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.# W$ _! N# f% m8 s4 z
8 N4 U8 m$ [. M2 c3 j; y& T2 v0 WL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 - X7 d& [ |6 X+ Q$ t- d. L+ |/ v$ v8 o6 S* N( R, n
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. I) ?" M& G/ z( y# c0 E
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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, @6 Q2 W& n/ ~
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? 9 h/ U- n/ H; S6 T( W 5 X0 m' k9 c7 t+ c- j7 C5 J( jL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! $ M6 l3 e% S* b& \2 D- g( X" M! d& ] , c( n/ r% i2 S# mM: On, ok, let's get back to work. Y3 f8 ]2 J& E: ^) j