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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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: E4 P: i( G2 t' [8 p# t6 _" K# {1 X* z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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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？+ \; w2 d/ r* K$ \0 Q* Q
0 _0 w3 A0 y2 L! {1 S0 a: B, v: LLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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' V! u4 y7 I# W+ d' WLH: 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! 8 @/ j# C- S- ? E8 B: e' j
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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？
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% q% H1 R/ x6 _4 c+ d! j' z# T/ \" VLL: 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. ' ?$ `: k: M) h$ l
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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？ 2 E) V( r& c4 v+ [
' }( ~" B' Q+ ?$ oLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. ( L3 @; X4 J8 y) m! A# G
& d9 J* j: M/ O2 I9 J9 sLH: 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？ - i' ^" z) T, n, f; A: }
0 N y. x/ g% Z; kLL: 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. ~& @$ z/ S- C( K# a
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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？ & D. S. j8 W0 W
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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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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. I% u4 Y2 n; o3 k# d: c1 W% X: _1 O
1 y/ J1 @+ {3 Z8 j& B) eLH: 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？ % S# c7 F& F% v- V5 S2 {
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. + a4 m; Q. e% u3 R) O% D/ v
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LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ 9 s T) o/ E3 g+ ]( h' U
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. " I" [) B( M, S8 ^7 ^* n9 T0 Z1 d
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！
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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. / ?: I8 `6 y" {
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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？: k# Y8 ^0 [0 a8 R! X
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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. ; I2 ~: r: N7 Z7 E: M" s1 ^ K0 A" \
0 X J+ c; Q' n* e& OLH: 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。 3 i* M) Q# Y* r0 [0 e% D
( {$ D, l6 R) q0 Y* i# g/ H: v; hLL: 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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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。 ( o" X3 J, e/ S7 g1 g# _ d
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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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LL: That's right! 6 u( {5 b. V3 j/ n0 Z
+ S5 X( X; }" t/ 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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