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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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l* L; T' r# A5 V7 y1 h) _, KLarry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？
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T# a% B R- w9 i, }" iLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ' y7 L4 _( @8 ~7 s1 Z
% d! E# a' Z5 P* 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......* `* D' M' A# K9 X4 `& q0 M
3 m& L# M! t/ u4 k; U3 Y; ^5 b9 YLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! ' }3 {2 d- m' |5 }) D0 m/ e
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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？ % g& e. z0 m+ }
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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.
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% V }+ h& \* h4 DLH: 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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. r6 d- G! R) o. G, yLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. * W. K& Y3 y# n- j# T% T# ~& ]3 H; @
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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？ ! P# O3 ~6 u7 h; L L
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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. 4 y3 S# l" ~7 f, } m/ R ~! Z
6 B" A7 x& s+ g4 l$ xLH: 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. " o; U0 V4 a" C
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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。; w4 e: \) T5 @% y3 Q3 P
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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.
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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？ , C' U8 P6 ~" h7 z
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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+ {; S4 L5 @3 l# V3 M! |LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？
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4 `8 f1 O/ y8 s% qLL：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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7 q8 V3 g3 y3 ]' c% w6 RLL: 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. & ~* k/ |! W1 \: u9 f
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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？* y- w& K/ I5 @. m, k& {
- }3 r1 b# u+ b% M% s( Y) LLL: 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？ ) Z3 r3 @% V" a/ B1 J
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. - J* l' w3 Q+ R7 `: o G# N
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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。 , r7 V2 m) `& R; I q( I& z
0 ~7 j/ ^+ j. mLL: 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。
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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. ! A4 a" ]; t* V1 K I8 v) a7 T
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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8 U: v* }) [! h/ P 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。 |
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