L: 嗨，Michael，快进来。
M: Hey, Li Hua, what's up?
L: 什么？
M: What's up? What are you doing?
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？
M: What's up is really a common greeting.
L: 噢，what's up就是一般打招呼，不是指我的头上是什么呐？
M: No. It's like saying, "What is happening in your life?"
L: 我知道了，what's up就是中文里我们说的：怎么样？
M: Well, it's really only spoken language.
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: 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.
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。
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。
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.
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？
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？
M: Yeah, that was a really easy decision, could be called no brainer. Of course I would go out with her.
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。
M: So then why are you bothering to study?
L: 这还用问？ 再聪明的人也得念书嘛！
M: On, ok, let's get back to work.
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。这次《流行美语》就学习到这里。再见。