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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz & ?6 ~* t b, J
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02
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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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6 p4 \1 X" i7 C) B+ k0 Q1 i: yLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?6 \7 r" ~( \. t: G Y: h: W2 [
, U$ |6 { T: a# ^6 aLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 7 _9 m4 D/ F. t0 v( n. w
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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...... y/ ^8 ?5 P1 `9 H. J# I" R
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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! " h! c" ]8 _$ E! c6 X
, r% `/ u- v9 S! C3 MLH: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? # d- Y. i& m h Z
! L4 f9 u9 Q6 j% A3 I3 @2 v M0 dLL: 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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$ G$ z3 q+ G( ?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? + J) X. Z! Y7 w1 I' S8 \: F
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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.
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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? ( w% D" ^+ @0 l; j
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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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7 @6 A7 n; n7 ? [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。
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( A4 n3 v4 ]' j' C7 w/ lLL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer. ' F( B. Z1 A/ E$ Y9 C2 i3 l
* z( }' `9 ]0 H& T1 fLH: 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? ) R1 E/ j+ h9 c3 e
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? 0 V$ @$ n7 F% E5 U
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LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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# g! t4 k$ Z, z( w6 c9 F" C sLH: 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?1 b1 | B) U0 K7 c! H
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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. * |2 l r: ^/ ]- m9 _, p
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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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4 I6 |8 F; P/ I3 HLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 3 T2 z5 u. _' @; t- x" h6 P, L
4 m8 u2 L/ r. U& \ L* HLH: 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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LL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. ; g$ q8 ~' K/ n: C3 N9 X: V
* P; t" [- F- KLH: 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. 9 T9 x( O) _) l
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!
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" P# H& X. g" \# _0 ]3 E/ T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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