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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? ; @2 w- J6 s' |5 M* S$ W2 O . Y5 p5 a9 S9 _( N+ U- PM: Yeah. 9 K1 ?' ]+ {: z- J, F$ u# [% [6 k" ?' g
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? 1 e, ^( I* S$ P- d2 t, p) P: J% W4 z/ X7 e' W
M: That's right.3 z8 f* s0 [/ Y7 O& R; r
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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? * l, u& ~ R$ |0 X. H5 B * V% w* O5 T1 K1 V! A, \/ x! \0 ~M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.6 ^- z" t3 L" w9 R6 F$ z
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。- v' D% u! _# l9 t2 j
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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./ J. P8 Z/ b( K* H
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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。 5 w8 ]& b1 ^& W# I/ [5 k 2 D" Z7 m V& j' t6 SM: So then why are you bothering to study? 6 N" g2 o6 U; o& \' p + t3 u: Z1 ?1 W+ ^! K5 BL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 4 d$ D* x5 b2 _9 q1 i+ h' W0 E
M: On, ok, let's get back to work. 2 n0 d* q# V: F( m7 m# x6 j , O7 w7 b& K% 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。 ) p- e! \3 d" \5 E % y: i) \: X, vAudio as following:% m; H" l# P' N5 s0 n% u