Larry 和李华在公园里散步，今天我们要学两个常用语： on the bright side
和no-brainer.

    LH： Larry，周末在公园里走走，真舒服啊！

    L ： Normally I would agree with you Lihua， but when it's 100 degrees
out like it is today， I might prefer my air-conditioned apartment.

    LH：天是够热的。不过你知足吧，起码今天公园里人不多，难得这么清静！

    L ： That's true. It may be hot ， but if we look on the bright side，
the park isn't crowded at all.

    LH： Look on the bright side？这是什么意思？

    L ： Lihua， when you look on the bright side ， you try to see something
good in a bad situation.

    LH：哦，on the bright side就是从好的方面讲。你是说，虽然今天天气很
热，但是从好的方面看，正因为天热，人们都不愿意出来，所以公园里才会这么
清静。

    L ： Right！ Here is another example. There is supposed to be a big
rain storm later today， but looking on the bright side ， that will help
cool down the weather.

    LH：哦，今天晚上可能会下大雨，可是从好的方面看，这可以让气温降下来，
天气能凉快些！

    L ： You got it ！

    LH：对了，Larry ，天这么热，你干嘛穿长衣长裤啊？

    L ： Yeah ， I am pretty hot in these clothes. But on the bright side，
I won't get a sunburn.

    LH：老土！你不知道世界上有种东西叫防晒霜么？

    L ： Very funny. Yes I do ， but on the bright side ， I can save
a little money by wearing long clothes instead.

    LH：可是Larry ，你们美国人不是喜欢把皮肤晒得黑黑的么？你干嘛要把自
己捂起来呢？

    L ： Yes， lots of Americans like to get a tan in the summer， but
there is a really big downside： skin cancer.

    LH： A downside ？

    L ： That's right. If you want to point out something bad about a
situation ， you can tell people to consider the downside.

    LH：明白了，downside就是“缺点”，不好的方面。和the bright side 正
好相反。Larry ，你看那只小狗，正在和主人玩儿接飞盘的游戏，真好玩儿！我
真希望自己也有条小狗！

    L ： Yeah ， dogs are a lot of fun， but there is a big downside：
you have to spend lots of time and money taking care of them.

    LH：那倒是，那养只猫咪怎么样？

    L ： Well ， I don't think cats are as much fun to play with as dogs.
But on the bright side， they are much more independent.

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    LH： Larry，我们今天除了散步还要干点什么呢？玩儿扔飞盘怎么样？

    L ： Lihua， if I do any running around in the sun today， you're
going to have to take me to the hospital with heat stroke.

    LH：这倒也是。这么大热的天，我们还是不要跑跑跳跳的了。

    L ： Yeah ， that's a no-brainer.

    LH： A no-brainer ？什么意思啊？

    L ： When you think something is really obvious ， you can say that
it's a no-brainer.

    LH：哦，no-brainer就是不用动脑子就知道的事，也就是明摆着的事情。你
是说，天气这么热，明摆着，咱们不能跑跑跳跳。

    L ： Exactly！ Here is another example. Some people don't like to
buckle their seatbelt in the car， but to me， that's a no brainer.

    LH：是啊，坐车系安全带，这是一定要的啊。就跟在户外要防晒一样。没什
么可说的。

    L ： Yeah ， you would have to be really stupid to risk getting skin
cancer.

    LH：哎， Larry，看样子马上就会下雨了，咱们赶快走吧，省得挨浇。

    L ： Of course， Lihua， that's a no-brainer. We definitely wouldn't
want to stay outside in a thunderstorm！

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是on the bright side表示“从好的方面讲”。

    另一是no-brainer，意思是“明摆着的事情”。