# `# c' S1 I+ j2 R3 p7 q2 ?M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. 6 c$ ], Y1 a) c/ Q : A. I' G& c) r. {/ u' n, sL: 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。 % ^- A3 ~ R4 ]6 J9 Q1 T* m' B. R. S" K& P8 ]7 d" a
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.3 f, d. ?" w6 \7 w+ F- i
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L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。& ^$ F m* a+ K- t8 X% G+ }5 m
0 I& o, _! g: E7 k0 r$ A% C1 r- ^我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。# y9 \# E: c; s$ u
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. : I3 l: G. q8 C0 t, m7 D7 Y C) H' Q; V2 L
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! . t, {3 L! d7 l i1 {4 j1 R7 a3 \- l
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.% S9 _1 y. E- K
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6 q1 L! W6 h: ~# pM: Yeah. 3 X) p3 n' r- g9 C5 E/ C 8 s$ v- D% {( WL: 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? / w6 r% |) t" I& ], M# m' e7 O2 _, W/ a# Y" ~! C
M: That's right., Q# R7 f d0 @6 L
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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?+ U6 D+ ~/ Y: K
# C& L4 M% g! u" W1 N& oM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. - m" k# Q* B- i! l$ ? 4 u. W" J2 T: IL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。( e( [0 s5 F' o* v8 l
N1 L! I% n' w. P; f+ p+ VM: 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. / K" G, R: B3 P1 S - N3 m$ E$ d- E/ e, S: NL: 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。; U( |% l- u; D( Y% \1 S& q
0 P5 ^+ v. A1 {, l ] S9 d7 bM: So then why are you bothering to study?9 w& c% o# s# u
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 8 o6 N. z* B9 j5 M: G: D 1 P/ e5 f% T" W" `' l: oM: On, ok, let's get back to work. F6 O# s! L. l: O/ ^
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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。* B+ O9 A1 o9 x
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