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M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.% e: w6 K) V" |
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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。 9 H0 d$ \: R, F$ x" l( p* _" U: O; \- r$ z( F
M: That's good usage. You can really say anything. + _% D' s- z O, Q; p% }% v$ |% T& q' y6 e* V; D
L: 对,你怎么回答都行。 好吧,我们该学习了。7 G! j+ M) U/ C
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我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。% Z) s6 k0 ]8 U5 g. T
; Q3 b3 ^& Q; N; {% mM: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer. - p2 R4 H. x& m; ~' k/ {6 q * b' ]% {* H7 n" ^L: 你是说我压力太大,没有脑子? 你知道我脑子很灵的呀! 9 n! ^0 U- n( E7 j5 i5 _$ s2 I0 s" F& I3 k4 F! 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. ) H# `: b, c# c 4 s; s" l3 w1 f, vL: 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? 9 {3 m _2 W& `( F6 q ! ?) f0 R; i. a! s1 ^; H' d- xM: Yeah. % D9 G) Q: V8 ?# n, U/ S1 U. u. ?7 L. B) h/ s0 q! x
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?/ U' c( `# z% ^* [2 G1 h
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M: That's right.# i2 A) N; H5 F# E' x- @
) v7 a0 X) c2 s0 x% ?1 eL: 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 p" `. Z) N H/ E c3 G1 B6 Q ! n) H* E0 Z6 C0 m: Z: sM: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her. 7 O% `# l( `2 _2 y ) y/ @9 J1 g" G2 CL: 对,决定是容易做,但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。 5 s% Y5 p7 P! ?; A) v5 b+ H( d0 h6 @3 b5 h( |" E* K" j
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.$ i: A/ X: v+ A1 y; t
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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。 + \# I% c' x) z5 g - t, b% U; p, n' v: f# V1 y$ DM: So then why are you bothering to study?9 H, F2 Z4 P+ g7 }
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L: 这还用问? 再聪明的人也得念书嘛! 0 W) I) ?1 g0 b8 Q$ ?5 Q/ D: X0 K " l1 l0 k% Z4 R9 eM: On, ok, let's get back to work.& {% G$ t8 j+ g( f