0 \7 F3 Y% F: Q z8 \M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much. # i9 X: I6 I* h * i* n9 z+ _, o" O- k+ rL: 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。 / G, M* V! v, k, m# U' } 8 @9 v. O4 y9 iM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.6 {. i* ^/ q* k3 b( C: Z. K6 @# q; k
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 $ K, k7 H0 l6 e( r+ j& H $ Q' x3 r; r* A- W9 H+ q+ x: d9 C8 iM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer., |% ]& V9 r$ {0 N
) P8 u8 Z9 i! H, h+ k- L% ^L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! ; A0 ~$ c a* e" D6 O- N4 |2 g. o7 z; 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. / \, ` n7 G, t+ B+ B' _: Q: P q0 e* a' p: i" B5 I
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? 1 n# u$ l" |9 M: D! C8 P/ F ' m9 V2 k' [, w3 n6 P+ R# J4 _M: Yeah.9 I' ]8 K$ e& ?* G
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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?3 q$ I. X1 Y' z! y
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* E& D) y8 V4 U1 x9 E0 kL: 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? Y4 T! y) \# T3 ~9 H
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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. ' W$ \9 t6 _) s; A) h s4 _1 i8 ]- C3 O7 SL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。) a9 G6 }" Z5 o
9 X' z! M: E, X1 NM: 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.0 J9 m7 |/ R& {( `' ~- ^. a$ G
! b% ^' c) U. ~0 Q* J$ Z9 cL: 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。' q; O/ T* \* [; z6 ^6 Q% u
* U O- y+ \6 p5 A, M2 e% U8 _- E' ]6 MM: So then why are you bothering to study? - g6 p* F' u% r. I + I8 k) b# x6 r; W& N5 a4 _# b6 ^+ lL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! ; }: V4 G! c+ O% m# i) R! P) t0 |% P# i9 r7 U! v; G( q
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 5 e1 q3 Q0 i" b 8 ]" ~6 e- y5 C# P. n3 n6 Q, C# Z" D+ G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。. Y) t/ v K1 Z