3 T. i! L( `3 K* T1 l( c$ A9 [M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. + c! _: A: B/ x$ W9 Z9 D5 f / R' B0 B; y4 y8 ]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。 3 D' a* z7 w3 j. h9 ~- {% `9 F/ B0 J, i% I- Y1 Z; F$ P
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.2 J9 `" [ l1 d/ S, Y9 E# S
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。0 o7 q7 b: k9 r% T; }2 N# o
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。3 P4 Q6 `; D5 _
9 t! Y" W# ~3 T* a4 }6 n0 y) O3 bM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.9 i" ]3 G7 ]7 h% x& f! h- ^
3 W/ ^5 y5 x1 U$ N# }L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! $ G- a4 {6 u* g) a2 H3 I ( [' Q+ |3 W/ q; x/ I9 {: |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. . a" V6 }2 G+ C0 B/ Q5 x' L3 m$ \4 z8 _0 ] g
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? F, x, C9 u( X! R. F7 h+ d5 g
; I3 i' b1 ^% l1 kM: Yeah. 9 {1 k2 f, V8 G$ p3 W8 v4 g& y) Q9 U( E8 Y" n
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?9 ~7 d' o! ~/ Z: M8 E
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M: That's right. : b/ b- P% D; L- I- T4 j; Q& v$ D# p, d5 e
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? % B2 _0 {" y. `" H. [% B9 u 2 V' V/ E/ C4 l, p: ]6 QM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.8 k, | r7 k) g
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 0 {, t' p6 J- y8 C# J5 I * ?" D7 k$ Y/ c* {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.! x, C0 n* P2 l |& ~% p0 [
0 f! [% M0 j5 A! E( b* I4 ? n4 k, [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。/ D1 |: ^" Y. F6 |- |; u2 b
, R( }9 V( E) i |" o6 ~3 T1 {M: So then why are you bothering to study?8 J# O I' g, h+ {5 J
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!8 C0 B M: s; S; k, S+ v
$ V4 ~. a7 `! U! z0 ~M: On, ok, let's get back to work.- `! C1 L `' z3 d$ O
5 s4 w# Y; O/ ~* c7 g6 N+ X c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。3 I) z. v+ S n; U$ H4 a
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