9 I8 w' W( p2 U. V8 _- Y9 wM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. ; y, ]. g- V9 [0 {, ]5 f! _1 l( c {: b. N: Y
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。 ; y, B. H6 m7 R$ Z n# R# s& `- z$ |7 x
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. # _+ r* M5 A* K+ s7 ~* ~2 K1 T9 g. ? + [4 R6 r4 T+ KL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 . X: s& F# o6 v* t6 X7 n8 b9 W8 A0 q- U
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。* F6 c' v3 c! ~& T# k" C* I
, A+ q' l( k0 |6 b& v) n; v/ GM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 5 C- A( ^1 z) E* v; [: X8 N / z7 D' k' C$ N# h; V2 C6 _L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!. f% D2 R& I, n9 h d
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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. : d9 a# X3 L& E/ [, h5 J " |7 ~- X0 n: eL: 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, t% G' \ c A3 u0 J6 `+ @3 R0 u+ e) I/ S+ ?/ x
M: Yeah. ' i% C& ?$ e& z- [2 ~0 l7 m; e ' A% ]5 ]2 D' W8 z) ?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? $ a/ c3 Z6 }% g! X) _& Y9 h, P; x! w) I2 b% v
M: That's right. 3 E: o x: o' n6 h- H% A3 w$ m( w2 i/ s5 V: y0 [ I7 I
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? % H3 i) f$ B. K4 V; s( f5 w( v6 E' R# ~
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. 1 l) p# A8 q9 h6 k+ g$ G1 i6 z- e! e2 I- s0 |- Z9 B
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 & |$ [! u8 O m+ Y: ?1 K$ [2 i% L3 P& T0 } _
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.1 d# o% v9 U6 G
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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。3 @! C" @. ^# [2 w+ j/ R
" Q; m) [5 X% U( SM: So then why are you bothering to study? . ]) N: P* x$ j# f* i( I3 Q * M" I# i4 `8 q+ V; Q9 p$ s: ZL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 3 R$ P4 X' n5 Q) {; T7 p0 u9 B
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. " k0 h( W0 q8 N8 g) `3 U & [: O5 T6 v; q( q# x7 c! k0 Z: T; E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。 : b' c+ c1 J& Q: p7 k) m1 D8 b# ^0 E7 P: G. q1 D9 T M: {
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