你们大家可能都已经认识了Michael和李华这两个大学生了。Michael讲英文,李华是个中国学生,能讲英文,但是她还在不断地跟Michael学。大家可千万不要认为这两个在纽约的大学生老是到外面去玩。其实他们学习都很努力,现在他们就要在李华的宿舍里一起念书,准备考试。李华今天会学到两个常用语,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。 % Q h2 F" V$ y. {* g* [6 ~7 b4 X: m. P5 b! x0 y C
L: 嗨,Michael,快进来。 ( ?& f& ~% p( ~3 p* v' J" L , V9 f( K J4 g) BM: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?: k3 _! n$ R4 F+ W, v& i
1 L( x% O& G3 O8 r7 w& bL: 什么? # p+ f; H! y& Q! n" ?4 { * c0 `7 `$ z' m O) uM: What's up? What are you doing?& z( |- c" R8 M) M+ S9 I
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M: What's up is really a common greeting. 5 f! G* H& C1 n% U9 ^ ( D6 [ B6 I) ?7 N3 {. O: AL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?, @' x3 P! }4 ]8 {; T
" T$ _ N9 c$ `7 z+ fM: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" + X6 X3 v5 q4 r" Y. ^8 [7 B S + V' m4 B0 V% RL: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? 8 I/ g; u& U/ G0 `% W ( @/ @% S8 G' w$ X- w* {M: Well, it's really only spoken language.! {6 ~) x ^) U, {* I: K- `
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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?5 s+ j* ~3 A5 t8 @8 e) _
2 m* l. m' W6 [7 L# JM: Yes, definitely! 9 ?& E% m+ b' ]/ T& Q " A! s7 v5 P/ F" T9 E" P) f" n0 IL: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? . J+ u6 n; L. u; ?& i; ? : U" o9 `/ M5 j. O& R3 ?M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 9 k6 J1 o3 @" ^2 [) Z 2 p+ H9 C% @# w tL: 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。# c3 b/ S( A( i7 X5 f
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M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.2 N" C, S% A! \% J# @" z- [0 e! f
7 \8 v( r# f' e/ G3 VL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 5 ?9 d# l5 u1 b ' t) v$ x6 }; n0 k/ J我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。$ ^+ c. a- P- y: a( c6 X
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.- a9 j5 u n7 d% N- R
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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! % y9 Q( G& W% L/ v6 o! v! E& G; x( k. y( h1 s
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.# j. _( [7 w& M& p# b5 j
5 Z( w+ g7 W/ E7 ]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? 8 y; \! `: ?, X; i6 A & R7 x: h6 e! C2 _% X EM: Yeah. ( f0 v* Y4 R1 i% z1 r, R; f w8 b* e0 b* C3 f" C
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? , z: X7 E8 t' l s8 s h$ v: k6 @) @
M: That's right. + O7 K, I! F: c' X) K! w2 V7 t$ Z0 \4 B+ C8 t( }
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?& B' }/ ]) n* v6 E: }
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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. 5 e' B0 D" @2 X' u4 g; z( J. E6 C* x
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。( \$ H! q' r0 o$ J3 h7 l
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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.; H0 z; m) Z9 L( C
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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。7 Q# O9 K r( Z' N# b N
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M: So then why are you bothering to study?# y4 R8 v1 l( H) J! r
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! $ F( s) J" i1 w. E$ N- p* N. c9 S9 H8 p' Z7 E$ Q7 w' H" M4 N
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. ; ?! H& W/ N* x7 Y, R 2 V( k4 O$ B2 S( w5 G! V/ y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。, ^ ^& g2 x4 O/ K: ^
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