- ]; k3 w8 r6 L9 b! o8 g; A5 R. g1 wM: Well, it's really only spoken language. & a0 G' e* ]6 e4 E; E4 }* o: I # S" `: f( c& \& G: o' m5 A; @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? 6 x- Q6 L$ r" m3 ], T! N$ S: \4 g+ i
M: Yes, definitely! # `* D9 @$ J$ h$ c9 ~ ) f- E/ v( C% Y0 G# QL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? ! b$ f+ Q; [) \7 H* g# A V " N/ F" c* B; m Z! y" dM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 3 J/ c2 `' O2 G \9 ]3 L8 x0 T5 d- f! g
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。 " C2 _* G5 x( L; W: M & C5 F6 G( p4 wM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.1 B" N. V( @( F1 d0 t0 S
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。4 `2 o1 c9 p% r+ g/ r: X% I
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) U* m. A& y/ l2 y, rM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.- C3 C* H. D p% k1 N1 l. W
' d( a. x v& |6 k: l% S' VL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀!7 d$ q9 z" d3 _1 X9 f
$ L5 C1 o/ T: Z1 K: J, u% }1 AM: 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.4 x3 i, C0 `+ h- j& n
( I- @ [: R. o! r; f9 M! B" WL: 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?$ ^ j+ |* y1 w. M4 c
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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? . t/ Q" t+ Y! G2 {7 S X4 K" k& J% I4 w+ Q* j; ?+ \M: That's right.6 I/ r7 N2 q! }+ Z2 c
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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?2 \. ~6 X! p Q% W5 q
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M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.& @( P! T( T2 _! W
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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。 ) W n* s$ x1 g! h$ e 1 C4 }) J0 u$ F) \" QM: So then why are you bothering to study?; y8 ]7 ?5 L" S, H7 j+ H& u
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!$ P) A- Q! f7 P: }9 X9 C, |0 |
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M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 5 y& A7 I2 Q4 f9 o/ S, I , o2 ]# [# B% J+ w+ [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。) M8 ?. t0 E" ]* r* N! y
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