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M: What's up? What are you doing?; }) E0 _# {! h+ F. g9 _$ D
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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?* v$ l! x8 Q5 m! d& X
2 w& |1 D- ^4 S7 J- \M: What's up is really a common greeting. % q3 U5 R5 E4 \& l9 P7 b- o2 o( d' e9 F+ D
L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? . g. {7 C1 T$ r3 f; h 7 H# S2 L8 X3 _7 R# y: `M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"- t* Z" v# L& S1 R
$ T) R/ P8 t& D# ]( j8 c2 Q4 oL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样?( T! v* l8 [5 d/ u t5 D+ n, Q
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M: Well, it's really only spoken language.: G2 y) }# _6 R- I) x Y* W% ]
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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? + n% Y2 p f& o7 g% k4 H* ` ( _" Y* A. d4 l$ h% gM: Yes, definitely! + {/ A2 b- s: N' W. j, M d" M6 h/ {1 f
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? & t( d4 j% w5 r2 b( a2 g* I% W& P4 M/ J8 e; ?5 s$ H) G
M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 7 F7 z9 l4 F. h0 f8 G$ F, f$ ^, P. c& j ) U) p; b" f2 y/ gL: 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。 ' \' b: C/ }0 L0 P3 t6 C& \+ ~2 ?; v* b. k& D
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 9 f% _& C" c6 K1 s9 A - w# S# a9 g- mL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 ^9 }1 i1 j: |1 m2 n$ k9 X, h
5 p3 A) ?6 D, h" i& A! R我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 2 F9 h3 [1 t6 r' G% ?5 Q$ t( \7 w7 ^; e5 Q
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.8 [$ a3 J0 ]1 }$ h4 k* z
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L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 7 f" u/ s6 m& W& i- o' m2 J / t3 Y' N. h" t3 fM: 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. ! }8 f& y" T1 Q( a2 { 7 O, `, L, I$ a- LL: 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?" v& K+ k! v. P6 _% G1 d! k _' t
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M: Yeah. # h6 d8 c/ C2 c$ N. Z6 H7 O4 S7 @/ o, ]: Q* Z6 e
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? 5 t0 [2 c& i" Q; G" j# I1 i' w% M; a
M: That's right. 5 u+ _) G0 P4 ?* `. ^3 p ' _# y, E$ P! t! @9 T+ tL: 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?2 f* v- G7 U3 a: C& W/ @
" P& M+ d1 {* F+ h3 C" U7 _M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. # n3 T' m! u! y8 V% K+ P( u, t6 _" x/ [( L! C$ O) Y/ d/ K
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 , A/ o C! F4 O0 Z' x$ ^7 E8 N$ w. b& `! B& K
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. + l+ I9 {) H9 i& q g$ Z$ u/ w- I& v/ E: BL: 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。) f$ J v% Q6 q
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) h! E5 V! t, G. b! U8 v; ~L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 0 P z$ i/ S4 n' k$ X! w$ q I+ O& H# j/ `* a0 |
M: On, ok, let's get back to work.1 N0 `9 ~( @ K. y7 Z# i
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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。 @+ w* N/ [0 {: W # \! t, }0 l8 x- n4 eAudio as following: , B( L( O8 q3 Q