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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.) {4 A. F3 b- ^: ]
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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。2 Z. v/ U" w% f* c$ E- i+ {/ m
, o% T% |4 u# y6 N; D& p. D) ?M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. ) A. u5 H1 H- a0 z: {: h8 N( ^4 M- D+ j3 t
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 o2 w3 ]) S. x& K1 v7 Y1 G: {. G% T. ~5 k9 j) V5 S
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。7 g, A8 J9 d g2 y4 W9 j
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 9 X/ T& h' q9 J) J. {' ?8 l0 U, S2 E7 p5 [
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! ' z* c! Z# Q$ N* _# ~( U " @. M' r7 z0 d: B LM: 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. / [, z8 ^6 i* q; L$ { / w. q$ \9 t5 k1 x4 `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?7 D, ]. z) K* y3 g% R
$ u, X A% J$ L: t @9 |1 qM: Yeah. 6 X9 m& k3 ^. e# N* b9 I* i$ r7 {, c - t, o' j8 B' ?0 nL: 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? - u/ Y' C0 M8 j _* p, B+ P# F: }" x# w$ U' eM: That's right. 8 A) T. k$ _4 z( g5 m' d4 w ( ]# V* p, s k+ _9 ?+ D3 [5 u0 aL: 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? 0 _9 n4 K, j- ~# g+ J% m, e* y ) `4 U m" j1 O/ \- z9 SM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. 8 z5 r/ v* w2 _5 |. A. K. h- b4 _ ' L! ]4 C% f% n# p3 I8 B$ vL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。; p7 T, e# E2 R3 {8 A2 s$ q0 |
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M: So then why are you bothering to study? 0 `% V4 M4 x* n7 x: z2 z 7 D; D: x4 s( |1 I. r, `L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!2 V- D$ X6 b# S& u8 t6 @9 ~6 U
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