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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 8 ^. T( Q+ D9 J1 Q% b& O- s7 h4 d
% N: C! r$ w6 K) V* JLarry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?- e& F4 D) G# C; H* y2 e6 |
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. , `- Z( U6 ]' @
. a% w4 k5 b: }& V. ^; Q) |+ M! nLH: 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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# j2 E# Z" f) |! cLH: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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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. , o1 ]! E0 D7 I' Q- W
7 @% j4 \4 B- r* z5 ELH: 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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/ |0 f2 D P" n% |; A7 M: 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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e( B8 @, d0 T+ Q. |: ?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? ; w$ B& b& Q+ `0 s, ~% p- w5 f
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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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+ E+ N2 v. B0 f/ L6 Z$ h% lLH: 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? % F) e6 p( V C& B2 `+ s
0 I/ r( C) [8 S- D! a% g2 i) yLL: 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。2 j9 v5 I/ f+ p Z; \$ F( N6 H
! M K% y1 ^' P3 a% i, z- CLL: 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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3 k0 M' y3 C4 \+ q* }4 L- TLH: 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? : Y8 X7 c! e% |0 `9 L$ U
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 6 }: \+ P) Z' Y+ x& V+ {
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? 4 K$ m7 y5 e z* ?# e
0 J7 d* i- p: Q: F; @3 GLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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$ Q. n7 m/ Q- n( i* @! T9 RLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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4 V) f* g3 V1 S9 t4 PLL: 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. $ e( {+ ~- d0 y, p
9 A2 i9 m/ c/ M+ M6 I* c2 FLH: 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?' e1 v; ^+ ^4 z) k9 H+ `" h
# _1 _3 c" p5 W9 m2 o" V& f* ]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. % s+ X$ A0 x! m0 v' M [) y: ?9 I
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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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1 z+ [( Q+ N3 S( Y- Z, S) c# @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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) c0 M' E6 M* x1 \5 }+ zLH: 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。 $ q' v4 I# H: U% ~; g" U, g
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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.
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8 \- X1 R9 c& b0 [' W& m9 S0 H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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