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。: B. P& B( \8 u7 J' Q) B1 ]
' K- `. I$ Y3 ?/ jL: 嗨,Michael,快进来。$ G6 K1 P, j, M
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M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?2 f% u, h9 y8 H7 }! P
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+ Z x. D: u: NM: What's up? What are you doing? 3 x/ _# {8 j' s3 s7 o4 i8 P \, h) a7 o" \8 c( q
L: What's up? 我倒是听人这么说过,可是我还没有弄清楚这句话到 底是什么意思,我应该怎么回答? . v6 i( O4 B, c; E( U 5 G0 g2 c' m) t0 F" x# G$ YM: What's up is really a common greeting." W# s& _# h5 b5 O* y! e9 k
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L: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐?7 l( L7 _. w& \
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M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?" ) s) h1 S! c$ {/ m% z$ R 0 y0 k& D% ^3 ^L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? , B% G! X1 ?- f4 w; K- }; N# v# m) Q- F& {0 l* t! n5 ^" @7 j$ E
M: Well, it's really only spoken language. , Q$ e& Y) C# y$ F! B 6 P) C1 ~9 c; l6 b9 _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? . a& x& w" C/ ]! \$ f ; m$ {5 B+ [0 v+ x' fM: Yes, definitely! 5 l5 C) E% O' L$ g0 J: }/ _7 [0 k' {# T/ g) {* a
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? & \ h% H# P8 D3 ? 4 G3 n+ g8 |, a) p- wM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.' |# Z; }6 H6 }/ \" E
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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。 , j! I. B1 J0 u% K1 b( Y# m4 ~1 `# r( j+ @+ ], y
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. - \: j, L: @. ]& J/ ~% `% k9 u2 z" C, R; A
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 0 q) D6 c' I# H0 G. H3 ]7 A- P2 ^, G0 M+ `' k4 E5 Y8 F
我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 ! \- X) i9 X5 K* B/ E& j' g$ w+ h9 H2 B7 w
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. 7 d& _% Z; m4 J0 K! l' q$ z# u F3 D& v W' S% d
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 3 c$ e5 k0 ?$ ^ V& A2 G/ i" q' H7 L3 P& p# [
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. 5 z) v5 V4 ]$ x ) O4 O4 n! G2 t# KL: 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? 3 z3 W% b6 k, h" d) e; ?5 y5 U2 C8 n. A# s
M: Yeah. 5 D1 v5 a: a* F 5 \* r7 A8 [- B1 p; JL: 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?/ R2 B3 O- T" Q; D
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M: That's right.2 W' W l* z9 y# Y+ L7 j$ B/ 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? R) [" i- O3 b! e! L1 j; f9 [
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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. 4 r- L3 i1 e! ^. m4 J" q2 Q3 w+ u5 y5 P+ ]
L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 8 Z) ?1 e% A& e; ~0 m# H' X4 o) C 4 z5 A5 c. A6 J4 w0 c" z+ ~0 YM: 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.- |, E) j5 [- e3 d) K
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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。$ [+ ]# J6 z& v: {3 J
) R9 T$ |6 D6 T$ u! G' yM: So then why are you bothering to study? 1 `3 k: w/ R% B2 [) r 2 R, F$ U, W W+ i) pL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 6 z; n( T$ G! c, w2 ~) \4 `9 A: M# I# w) ^; h$ C; [
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. ) T" ~5 g& W d; A$ a8 B4 O; } ; _. v+ J5 U/ z, m$ x' m) T- f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。' ], d7 _* D' Y5 S |' D- m' G
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