 鲜花( 77)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 8 N1 V J/ N. d4 H8 |2 o+ b
8 u4 x6 m9 n- v0 k8 i. t5 L
来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 4 O `. f6 U5 T6 J- k E( m4 I
+ J2 G( t. k2 c9 w, j, m! T! D; }
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.
+ \# f( Y" H- _" v" I, e% ]
$ @. Q3 x0 I( {: s+ |8 {# ^; hLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?# P+ F: K9 \) I8 m
3 L4 x; a& h9 wLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
, p! D4 w! c2 m& E
s% n0 R- d$ Z4 y9 a; m) X3 |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......) L6 Y- d+ p) o. }0 s
" f6 o4 i# Z o" ?LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
/ h% d) M) `" J( L% i8 w6 N
. C8 l$ Y, y" e/ y' M4 Q x; OLH: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?
: b) V& E* a# D4 L
9 F# S0 }3 j! c4 `2 QLL: 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. , D' |6 y4 R$ w6 c% A& I
# A# T6 O6 @& z0 A- ?4 Q$ E5 c+ XLH: 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? " g6 b9 a( S0 J4 y4 g8 j* G
3 n" R6 V" @6 L' h' x5 iLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. + ]7 a/ [: N8 X9 a
$ L3 L+ ]3 f7 d; \5 n/ L% o
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? $ A, S# [: R ~5 X& R6 N, G) ~
9 K/ e8 p5 d L. K6 NLL: 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. . T t0 R: w9 W J
8 Z4 I, ~+ D0 d/ r# U, jLH: 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?
% C, b; a% E' f) P% f/ U$ _( K5 a# s' j
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.
8 E: g: |# N+ Z" y$ r+ p/ \ r# u5 W
' \. s* z9 y- |: y2 q! ^0 \9 P* DLH: 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。% D: |% e2 H; T% i2 X+ O' U
$ N4 @* w J. A7 l1 ALL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer. : @4 S* f! }, X: _3 H6 o! e3 [
! l" P( j A( I7 v& n6 o) U# xLH: 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 D, p3 Q( k/ O1 x4 X! b& }2 ]2 T& r5 q+ Y
LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
0 P* g3 j, R4 `! R6 w7 [6 x& b5 d. ~4 q7 r, v, D
LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? , W8 d2 Q: }5 D1 D) ?
' U' I! m9 @" f6 s+ i2 I
LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. $ {7 h: a8 U' [8 Q5 I. f
. \7 K, G4 A8 E, o$ }& g! L
****** & z! R& e- f n" u! ^
LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! . a ~5 P! T n5 _9 P: |! q
0 Z% O2 g' \! r& W7 D4 BLL: 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.
$ ~# X W4 ^* z: _1 o* k. A( q
* G1 J1 q$ n: L9 N$ G# jLH: 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?
6 V3 U% Z5 L) a" D, ?' I( a! |2 h/ r. q/ o+ e4 u
LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
- f( D3 h5 P/ r+ S) F! n( P
- q( D( s4 G' j: a3 A, @( ~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?
( O4 |2 f3 j4 N$ c6 T9 _; W! H' e, e) B
LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 8 ^; U* Z8 [' Q) i" n
. m. B8 i4 b( N3 B
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。
* ^- O: d" Y! u( g! \8 F' _0 j S0 A, Y
LL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it.
" t q! }: T- l( N% [
$ |1 A T: E- G" }: k1 `6 vLH: 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。 0 z* W1 {, m5 Z1 z
& @0 g8 ]5 x& N- j5 P: _
LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. 4 O7 t! [# O% P$ h, p
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! 7 p4 Q, O& ]5 u, C7 ^
/ W: q0 D- y' b' U
LL: That's right!
7 p0 ]3 r4 ^& r& `" x, \2 E* o) R# V6 _$ [! J9 d
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。 |
|