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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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# c) S& |1 o( QLarry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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+ P2 s, M9 x! o1 ALH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?/ E. Z$ r' J6 ^7 I2 u" J- m
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. # U3 T3 o `/ p1 o2 d2 d' J/ z
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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? 5 n* N- h/ w& W1 M/ O. X% P
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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. 9 V4 I. ~0 c0 q# w3 E8 |
* @' k2 {9 R/ @& \/ yLH: 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? & X; K8 A. v7 J% l+ k U( w( A( f% H
7 C p! X# D2 L# W5 \2 \, p: V, JLL: 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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# B8 |$ a! W+ q) \$ ]: ]% vLL: 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 [+ M" E$ n9 G9 W) x
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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?
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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。4 N& @0 j. I0 b; L
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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. & L' |1 V. D0 l" E! U7 B( {7 D! V
9 U8 U P6 Z' v6 pLH: 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? 3 x+ D: H! C9 A7 ~% e3 Q
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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8 e; J% m0 Q. VLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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2 s+ Y: M: b; K4 S, W1 [' nLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 8 [" E: Y* `! _8 b0 e6 _
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! 8 c$ T* e2 ?' g
1 ~9 ~: x+ _' V W( ALL: 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. ' D/ d3 S7 m9 x) M) ~" J
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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. 9 B) R' ^& I5 {' f$ U' j
; a3 E& r! \4 @0 v3 k' o0 t- iLH: 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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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。 8 f; S5 d$ |4 e |' P1 t1 Q
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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. ' M* b" N1 E# R; Q3 _2 F* @
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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。 ' ^& ]9 ^0 x( R: C
4 P6 M" x+ r2 x7 c) ~3 YLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
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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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