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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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) x$ j4 I' ^ v- ~: S3 m: e来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 : L# m/ k1 [8 T' A" L
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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.
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, }& t" P( ?9 L: Y% K1 DLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. . b0 H$ L* {9 ]. U! E
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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......
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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! 7 X. h" v3 c" J
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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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LL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations.
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LH: 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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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. 1 S. I7 W+ U, e0 A: a
! s! h5 Q1 t+ u8 |; L1 j' w% H- RLH: 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?
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! D9 { `9 u; |! z* H! O0 pLL: 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. 2 V; h- u' r0 w9 t
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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。& k6 B5 Q- a0 r# ?# h
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LL: 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? - Y% F& o3 U( {
) v I" e' s F% q( @8 BLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. @- o7 j+ {5 q) L% N! K
! _7 X2 r: a4 u1 L! \3 k. HLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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9 u6 P8 s. _. Z1 e. ?$ E- p9 NLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 1 ~ P6 }3 Y# H, k! [
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! / @8 |/ n w2 Y' \0 R. b
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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. 2 B+ q9 a! S2 M# A3 z
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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?1 }* V) Z* w+ L5 H
/ F% t+ Y4 r0 o; S: ~2 U _LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. , h3 p. d4 \) P. K5 r2 C
& i0 k& c' ~0 zLH: 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? ; T& n$ Y3 b# q% t) y* S& S. P
6 D5 N. u" Y! }; k1 q! }# ILL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ; `4 @4 z( G4 \
L/ r3 c, [9 } m6 u' eLH: 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。
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LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. . H; @/ x, w: k/ ]6 `
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! " a F9 N! f) g: E; Z
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3 d2 l! X7 f( J$ \# u& l( |# o$ H9 x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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