* J( [( d6 |0 R% NM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. * U1 j) X; B: N! v ' d' U8 \: v! |* ~: [# 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。 ) E; D3 L. K: p* H$ S; ^! `5 _) P! m
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 7 V8 Q2 U$ \- G, K+ s, ^1 d( N9 \! r$ {' \' i
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。# U, Z, Z# g% ~+ f8 O5 ]
- P! R _8 m' c+ ?( L; _我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 , w& `8 ?" Z# |3 ? 2 n7 }* b+ q8 k. L1 H" h5 oM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. + _# p4 L4 V+ f d% C# V 9 ^6 P4 @# ~( {* x! n, zL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 1 J' Y, S3 R: W) c+ [! E7 y) O7 ?/ t/ P+ f I# l2 y3 W
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. " E* Y0 Y/ e3 Z) a # T( S# j6 E# B2 a( jL: 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?; F1 X7 G) H( W7 ]7 q. w* y- R
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7 K3 Z9 b2 b$ T3 bL: 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? 7 Z% s; L. e& ^+ _7 p& ?& n9 i 4 a* V1 Q! F, f: zM: That's right.- E* u* K& W3 L4 h- Z
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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?& o6 i9 Q s* r- w
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 8 O& W$ p# Z" K5 T( p) y w7 s9 R+ b* h$ q% t4 Q1 w, G
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.) Z6 K# x" ?: d( h9 v" T
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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。 5 \( D9 m9 ]" F2 d : ]1 p: Z& l- KM: So then why are you bothering to study?0 o. `9 k: O2 `5 E
) v% G1 |) _/ Y2 s3 W4 T5 hL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!6 z9 G3 E/ E4 y( U i
; }, Q! D$ P% X" `3 QM: On, ok, let's get back to work. + l0 M6 `, E8 |8 J; J8 o; f : n6 p9 a w5 q. q4 ]8 N; ^. P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。 , c- w# _& E9 M( E2 K- d 0 a6 T, j' l/ MAudio as following: 3 K+ ^4 Y! D3 L4 u& ?3 Z( \