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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz - I8 |' S) D( O
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02
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0 a) Y& P' C+ l6 {+ hLarry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. 8 e: d. r6 k$ Z+ @; ~; p* _
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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？2 W: w, \6 j" @" K" e" l
8 K7 d4 H7 d$ d& C* [! u$ \LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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3 p/ r0 W* r& B$ D& JLH: 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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8 p9 j: m( \6 ^7 Q5 W+ N* sLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! & W# Y( I, ~, N& }- q* |
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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？ " C* B( q5 s) D6 L2 K+ q8 F' P% z
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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. ; \- u& }# y, }8 ^; G
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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？
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# r, m2 z d4 NLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. ) D$ ]* R6 G* I* J# M" L
" e8 J3 ^5 d9 ~* j, V5 i$ a: oLH: 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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9 ~ u. b, `/ \" S: I; _; kLH: 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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' _/ g1 H* c. q6 Y* _& o8 |, Y2 M; XLL: 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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$ n% v7 I n* S' W: VLH: 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。6 k8 Z6 o+ H& j9 d V+ q
9 w( m& ]% `$ `' ?, [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. 7 Z ?3 J2 F4 D/ t T1 d9 o1 [
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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？ G8 h) j3 ?* b( T/ y) k2 T) L
, y9 ^. l, a, a5 i Q' MLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. % z8 G3 N6 _3 k( `, ^" c' D
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LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ + `9 y+ I e e9 x8 {+ f3 h2 {
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. ) \( O4 X5 Z3 O# N
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+ ?& T1 C0 ]; a& m' ?2 y7 n. NLH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ 6 `5 c3 ^6 n: i: k: m1 g
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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. . @" @( c8 M* _ f) h- Z
+ \+ z, I6 x* P+ _0 \! ILH: 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？
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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ) m) w) `+ r t+ c5 ?
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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。 : l: \/ A' \5 O. m
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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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8 S u$ t& [% @- A* 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。 6 E1 o: a& f8 E0 y- h' p! y) A
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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.
! R# p# j. q$ M' E" Q: d3 o" X7 zLH: 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！ . d, r o9 ~3 V, }( L+ ~
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LL: That's right! ' F8 u7 W! a8 A+ }
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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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