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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz + K) f. L4 S1 X' C, i
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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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' J) L* `3 Y6 ?) s- k* yLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?
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# D6 f2 L) J" Q( OLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ! D: ~+ Z8 K3 |
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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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8 V' N! ^# G7 T/ D6 Z0 iLH: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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* x+ n1 {0 O# ?/ V: FLL: 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 [' z2 }' _+ p$ |
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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. * G' l: p$ K% r: J% o6 l
% g$ M( c0 G8 M6 `; P+ @5 ALH: 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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0 }( P; j# y3 A, ALL: 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. # h1 l2 h) R) ]$ o3 F/ t- k
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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? $ {6 K4 p+ O8 Y T9 c2 Q0 K5 O, o
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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.
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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.
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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?
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) U4 [7 n/ e; M o1 ELH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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% E/ `6 ^0 E* A2 w& x0 A& Q r8 j1 \; OLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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3 j/ ^. E. w& P; A' [LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! 2 p% H) {# P) q z
! L1 {3 I4 U+ U- d" ^% y% ELL: 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. 8 r. O3 ?; ` y% T( q/ ?. a2 _
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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?- y2 v( D2 r- a- @$ q$ Y' b
2 _! I" N& b; u X$ `0 qLL: 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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& F" V w9 q+ ]' J/ V% P7 X' jLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 1 q$ W" q; d* z: s$ u3 N) n
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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。
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" G, m/ P/ H! z" ?/ y9 uLL: 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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9 w9 N& e& b) b* J3 n R- d bLH: 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。 ' V) G6 C4 v, ?$ R' ^1 V0 `
% o' Q9 G, S+ |& N) ]LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. 7 w* [9 m, C, p( U
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! 3 H' a8 O+ p9 w- j
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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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