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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 5 l" `5 o$ F- Q
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 * { x- k4 z" o! M
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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. - A# y: e5 W$ y2 a
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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?$ q$ X6 g! M: o9 y
2 `! R8 i& C5 f( I9 cLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. # E7 B; Y0 E, y* r |$ C+ K; g
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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!
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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? ; R2 i) s' X) w9 }; G4 v
% F# M1 @( M% O6 K8 uLL: 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? 3 W2 E) e N% ~) v( J$ a% i" L
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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. j7 c! I1 X5 m
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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.
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# |) E8 H( r0 B4 N& iLH: 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? 8 h9 z) I5 U4 S) o0 p$ V8 e
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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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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. * s+ k2 P- W0 Z# H( W5 t9 x
. X0 `3 j! e3 s" c) HLH: 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? ( g, O* u5 p8 J; \* u
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 6 k2 h. I* l0 R7 z3 M7 z9 U: x
- V) E$ I9 f! l; yLH: 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. + ]# X: c/ n, `: S% c
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! 4 l7 ?( B" h/ e& Y$ ?
5 }, v4 z" L2 E5 P# DLL: 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. 1 ^, [8 Q4 h0 L$ Y/ \! B1 ^5 ^
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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?" ^9 I8 @8 v4 R( e! j+ i4 p% h# A5 b
1 {, F N: E& _, S" X1 Q/ A( rLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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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?
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ! K1 K7 w0 ^# [3 |9 w
* y) L9 M1 x- n. k2 a" NLH: 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。 . r! z* z. a' x; `( 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。
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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. 5 s9 \1 L1 Y- o G" K2 X
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! 5 |9 u" a# A- P1 u
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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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