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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?' M" {' d; o R, y
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M: Yes, definitely!6 ]/ n5 \* P' B8 P0 t9 |2 c
# P; s( B$ c1 R) [L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? & B0 i4 f1 W0 ~5 J- |- s% \1 K 1 P0 W( {, |2 C ]M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much./ V( e. q2 F7 b: m
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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。 - z/ A1 x. [ P, Y. K3 S1 B4 C& B ^- K0 ]% y$ Z
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. 1 W0 z" s0 j% `/ u) S6 `, H & y- L# x" G3 X4 DL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 ' L4 I. I1 M- I+ V0 l- A. R" o7 b1 g 7 C3 @, n' X, V& Q+ x _9 T我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。4 W0 M& }: b7 [: l' s Y6 k1 }& a
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M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. Q- e6 O4 d8 v5 K7 F# s* \$ v6 i' Z& [/ R3 l* l
L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! . J4 D6 V, D; W! c) z m3 O4 V% S# 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.4 J4 S1 b5 {$ V. L
% w1 L. i/ w3 b$ [) }# i4 ]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 q4 w+ s1 W/ g7 t9 [' s" f8 Y/ a
M: Yeah. + P3 G. g9 t3 Z- j W( H: W ( z. T: A1 B& \' N7 I7 IL: 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?& s( F! T9 F: \' o" Z# u& N1 Q
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X9 m% v: s7 Y# U7 XL: 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? , \8 V$ [& G5 k . k( W+ U& W6 s: Y. e* r: DM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. * B- t! b/ Z |$ M2 b5 O - |& e4 A1 D! } n. qL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 / G+ i" s! s: G4 p: E4 N! b $ \4 h! r2 K0 t8 BM: 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.5 e, ~4 ]9 t# z& {6 A. M
" G) Y" G2 Q% Z* I9 u4 l# dM: So then why are you bothering to study? & M& b1 y+ ]) d5 ?" m- X6 R # Y& K2 J5 J* o% C/ b# W, W p; xL: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!; T9 T4 m! D. d% g
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