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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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- x7 H3 H; ]: d8 { A来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02 - S/ W, c5 e$ `
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Larry和李华正在讨论暑假期间做什么。李华建议邀请一些朋友一块儿去露营。今天李华会学到两个常用语：long shot和the buzz. / I* @3 k: e! t7 G8 b
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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？' v. s- ^7 ?+ [9 n6 g) e% Y
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 0 R+ u5 s/ A( `2 s
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LH: 那倒也是，他们可能已经计划好了暑期活动。不过，这跟long shot有什么关系哪？ Shot是射击。我邀他们去露营，不是去打猎......8 S6 @. p2 v- c
0 G/ K8 ?, E% l# v3 l3 xLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! ) z9 ?% Z( t9 }- R! x) T. S
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LH：等等，我知道了。你的意思是，他们已经有计划了，所以不太可能和我们去露营，long shot就是不太可能，是不是？
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LL: That's exactly what it means. A "long shot" is something that is not likely to happen or there is only a small possibility of success.
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LH: 你看，我猜对了吧！ Long shot是指不太可能的事。要不我们可以加入他们的活动啊？ 1 z* `5 O4 N2 \. W( B$ g) @4 g
8 ~7 E/ n& F3 F: k+ ^LL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. 0 E u" D) R6 s# ~1 a
1 m3 g0 x n# _" lLH: 是吗？现在已经不太可能订到机票和旅馆啦？那...还有什么是可能的，而不是long shot呢？
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4 b; B: I' {1 C |LL: We could spend the vacation with my family at my parent's lake house. I'm pretty sure that my parents would be happy to join us there.
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LH: 哇！到你爸文明用语湖边别墅去度假，还能见到你爸爸妈妈。那真是太好了。Larry，你怎么没早点想到这个好计划嘛？ % U4 W3 [( g2 Y) f' n2 N; Z
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LL: Well, I thought it was a long shot that you'd be willing to spend your vacation with my family. My parents sometimes could be boring. : i4 |6 j @6 r7 l% a
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LH: 怎么会呢？我很喜欢你爸爸妈妈。他们很和善，也很风趣。你妹妹也是个很有意思的人。我想我们会玩得很开心的。
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+ P4 z8 G4 k5 b6 k3 Y: LLL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer.
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LH: 噢，她要去欧洲呀？我也很想去，但是现在没钱。Larry，暑假去你们家，我们会不会到湖里游泳啊？我要不要带游泳衣呀？ - f% X6 {4 X: t' i; r3 O
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. . |# q6 y9 l j( n" z
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7 Y' ~, C* X" w P1 ULH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ % M9 `, _4 c2 ~6 i' v: [3 T
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LL: Yep. I'm all packed. I decided to bring some new movies with us to watch, too, including a new horror movie. The buzz is that it's really scary. . G9 p% |2 O" i) D
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LH: 你还带了电影哪？太好了，不过我可不爱看恐怖电影。对了，Larry，你刚才说，the buzz is...，什么是the buzz？3 f o0 J* A" B" j$ \) x
1 s6 V, i$ d. r+ W9 H$ zLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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q4 ]+ O u7 l8 K' ^LH: 噢，buzz就是指大家谈论的话题，所以你的意思是大家都在说这部电影很可怕，是不是？ ! S& ^: n: ]% j
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 7 @! G- Z' r) f$ [
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LH: 真的，你还带来了Tom Cruise最新的电影。Larry,谢谢你！最近大家都在谈论，那就是： The buzz is Tom Cruise又有新女朋友了。 + Q6 v8 B/ P1 [+ R+ [( {
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LL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it.
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LH: 我对关于名人的传说通常也不太感兴趣。但是，Tom Cruise是我喜欢的电影明星，所以有关他的事，我是比较注意的。 % X3 y. ?* o5 d& z4 x& i
- |% @* Y+ j5 b+ h. v, BLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. - _' C' Z. m0 Q
LH: 没错，那些媒体的报道对他们的婚姻不但没有什么好处，甚至还可能间接地破坏了他们的婚姻呢！
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LL: That's right! 9 v/ n# Y# G! i+ j9 b
. y( T( X: [- V1 L9 N: Z今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是long shot,是形容某件事不太可能发生，机会不大。另一个常用语是the buzz，是指大家对某人或某事的谈论。 |
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