e6 V3 C2 q) I7 _' Z" z+ BM: What's up is really a common greeting.7 _: E3 ?, l8 R! z) v
2 q$ } O( c1 Y( FL: 噢,what's up就是一般打招呼,不是指我的头上是什么呐? ' ~* E( ]) _! _# m6 G* |7 O# ^7 Y* Q- A1 M+ A3 I# q/ r
M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"6 G: v6 {2 V4 I1 u6 U$ q
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L: 我知道了,what's up就是中文里我们说的:怎么样? + _& R" Q3 e; [: N- G3 F, t& R }0 U$ K2 Y( W
M: Well, it's really only spoken language.: } ~9 I, |. M5 s+ `0 w2 [
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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?2 R; Z5 C1 G% ?. s* }
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M: Yes, definitely! 3 y) @! G2 @$ @" j& V4 I3 T3 |! ^& X0 k) N3 Z7 n" q
L: 那别人对我说what's up?, 我又该怎么回答呢? ! u" U6 Q. Y' F, ?. e7 E % x" S' d; _) O$ e( fM: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.7 t+ e+ _# W2 t, t# F
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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。 # l" u6 `% @! }! |8 W0 l ( L |6 A% _* k) X) pM: That's good usage. You can really say anything.. B5 o$ g5 G& J; }, A% j
]! z3 m* ^+ \4 i( J" X2 H" bL: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。 5 C7 [; L; U, `" o, \0 z 1 F% s7 W* {9 L: a0 o5 |) L8 L我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。 1 @0 H! v* ]; _3 V- H" p; ~6 L' l: t7 ]; k6 g6 @4 O, z( `
M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer., O7 t1 T! z2 U N# Q; }- P
2 t5 w) D1 z. R: A4 v7 sL: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! % A9 m: d( T; B 7 A2 C+ O9 x9 ]" Z1 _4 Z2 jM: 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. / {7 X' [$ G* k$ a2 b7 A+ H ; P8 I9 M, a% ~6 A$ j) I- NL: 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?, W: m/ g& q8 T# `7 E& e
" @6 g7 E' _6 _# D" tM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.& B/ g3 e' p: b2 Q9 a6 K2 |
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L: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。& e) m, h2 Y% u$ e$ `" o4 S& x
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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。 7 [+ W* I) h% s2 @( m3 p/ ^7 H4 L: `% \$ s
M: So then why are you bothering to study?7 U) l% W6 S! h. _; N" c
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛!* ~7 t {* B+ |9 O% b
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