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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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' M' g5 u2 D, c$ w' V$ G! r" [/ T* rLarry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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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？% b. v" ]; ^ |% f9 ]* P
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 4 q6 ]9 i. x+ [$ {$ @
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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......* G' o% J. Y7 Q# e! h8 t
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7 W% S, y9 {8 c0 x2 V) xLH：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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8 p3 _" i7 e. jLL: 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. : W9 p" O) t g; C& V' h: k8 O
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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？ ) ]& Y" i0 p0 e [1 R8 O
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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. " H1 @1 t- \% i1 Z, O$ r! \' Z
& e4 C9 r! _+ \, U/ zLH: 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？ " j+ g3 q }: \+ o; B, j
4 u1 Q' x! k% u% A; FLL: 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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$ }$ c1 |( m4 E" tLH: 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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1 C: O( `5 y. B; i9 hLL: 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. $ _. y" ]; b0 B* y) ^7 D1 T* q/ t! R
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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？ 8 \+ D6 @9 Z6 c0 ^: u2 V5 N
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. * s0 k6 ~& T2 m& N
, }6 h8 \1 t! b9 x2 k/ iLH: 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. 4 P% M: j$ d Z, d' |& ^
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ " E( A$ @5 Q" d7 D$ R: Q
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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.
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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？
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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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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.
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% B' T0 G& f" W; k6 rLH: 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。 , a7 {7 S) z# a" N# }
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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. ! a) S. I) ]: k$ h `
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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. Y+ r! N5 Y" E, W3 D
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！ ' D* I4 F3 Q" V* Q
1 M1 _! I: K0 d3 j2 _2 pLL: That's right!
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$ T9 g. e* S0 J/ B8 Y) ^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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