专业四级英语听力自学教程-Whats Up；No Brainer

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　　L：嗨，Michael，快进来。
  s. }% @. O5 {　　M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?
　　L：什么？
: h  S7 A$ b' v2 r6 R　　M: What's up? What are you doing?
; F4 I8 `# b1 I; v$ b* {  p　　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？
) {' |" l3 z. r$ W4 @* p# a　　M: What's up is really a common greeting.
% M1 N5 V' r6 \1 ?5 P5 G- q　　L：噢，what's up就是一般打招呼，不是指我的头上是什么呐？
2 c) |' J4 ]; R- P: R　　M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"
; \* R1 m! o) q/ W8 L3 ?5 L/ x　　L：我知道了，what's up就是中文里我们说的：怎么样？
* [6 I5 r8 c* C　　M: Well, it's really only spoken language.
* N# }0 O1 R, S# u　　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?
; r/ M; F! l! S6 ?1 X　　M: Yes, definitely!
　　L：那别人对我说what's up？我又该怎么回答呢？
　　M: You can explain what's going on in your life, or you could say something as simple as: Not much.
! K, ]# C/ C( Q  h2 A) n　　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。
7 ?9 l  ~+ d7 \$ K: Q4 U/ l　　M: That's good usage. You can really say anything.
　　L：对，你怎么回答都行。好吧，我们该学习了。我真是希望这次考试赶快过去。
6 S% W9 N) l1 Z2 l　　M: You stress too much, this test will be a no brainer.
　　L：你是说我压力太大，没有脑子？你知道我脑子很灵的呀！
　　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.
0 P$ Z5 C# P7 e( k# g% Y  C　　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？
　　M: Yeah.
　　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？
# |. P9 F9 j' [　　M: That's right.
　　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？
0 ~1 M- S: Y5 {3 f4 o5 m　　M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.
& W; \# B/ W9 Q& R　　L：对，决定是容易做，但是你到头来还是不喜欢她。
　　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.
　　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。
' ~. s4 m% J' f. [# D$ b& i　　M: So then why are you bothering to study?
　　L：这还用问？再聪明的人也得念书嘛！
* r, y5 L+ K; ]. l1 X2 a5 [　　M: On, ok, let's get back to work.