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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 2 S# j5 x, |, j* q
# l6 }0 k8 d- K4 n1 W/ e( ]来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02 , O) q5 p7 i! z8 i+ T2 o
/ Y5 S. V+ Z* P5 P. R3 MLarry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. " p+ j, N4 ^$ n/ L8 l/ q
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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？
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2 c+ m1 v. f1 o: o/ \9 wLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. - C! O6 \* m/ w& f5 l7 @* e
0 ^2 |2 p+ N# GLH: 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! : A" N2 p W5 J& @1 @
7 O3 B9 g2 v6 Y5 _( hLH：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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0 o. F2 {; w, i8 @& j( R5 HLL: 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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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？ 3 S: _; N: G# w( a
/ S. `) ^+ T. G6 ^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？ ' n( G: s ]" w9 B b. B! u# I
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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. 2 ]; y+ p- R6 ]3 b9 L. D
( V, S S9 Y M% bLH: 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？ h4 Y) j [) Y- G" k
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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. 2 d: ]: `9 p3 ]
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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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7 s: T9 i: L* V* oLL: 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？ 0 v9 {7 S( S" {# c% N
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 5 f1 P3 G) a. C7 U
; B) j& T y) o* d* p1 j6 w1 w; m# yLH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ 6 _1 F, @' j0 M7 L- p
) B9 N/ l2 \5 {6 l0 }! _6 v/ J1 }3 gLL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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E+ y$ e# q8 ]! j, @# Y7 cLH: 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.
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& w- k& N+ g. B2 q7 }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？. m% @, _) V L& E) o2 G
( H# ]8 K: r" q6 J5 s8 \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？ 8 m' A' z0 ?7 _0 I! O
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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。
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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.
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1 `, C# o! }3 f( n4 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。
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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. 2 {7 c2 O2 t' Q9 `* C
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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LL: That's right! 3 I9 I6 n$ u0 H' Q( U) }- B
8 x9 ~- P0 r0 G, i4 z- U$ q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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