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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 0 k- A% Z: l9 ^6 }6 s) o: a3 j! K
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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. % B5 c! a$ p0 @1 r
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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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) C4 Q+ e5 i% J' F8 u- ?2 |LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. + n7 W, H6 r5 e/ B, w( U; |3 ?8 R
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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......
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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! : g2 i, {. W% P* m7 }
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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? $ a8 Z9 I# P1 `$ `9 k4 y
1 R6 \0 p$ S& ^+ s `9 \, L* Y4 W3 jLL: 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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- n+ Q" X. S, M6 w" ] r3 e hLH: 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? / X( ^2 C0 y8 ^' o8 N# j
+ d s5 ^0 g# }$ CLL: 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?
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( O! E) ?6 I, {, w) m$ JLL: 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. $ n+ R6 r" m) L6 V+ G
1 N( m5 K7 p' aLH: 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? " `) |- T/ U# k7 B' {6 S
2 }$ p. r3 w/ P( e& KLL: 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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6 `. L8 l( K/ \0 ?" P. _) A) L; _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. - O0 E) Z7 X ]) x( x7 F
4 E' ]* t. } G7 k' a1 WLH: 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? ) I6 I# @0 C$ u
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 2 O' c4 a* u( h3 z
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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+ X/ Z ]/ K" |' \1 V7 X0 gLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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: J7 y. O, v3 q$ X( i. @LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! % G. u) k4 G# @4 E
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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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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?, z; a# o' p" c7 v
- ]5 B/ W d c& C8 P$ W; ` F8 _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? 5 I3 @/ |* N1 ] | Z
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. : ]8 C0 E! _: H
. U) `; N3 i* sLH: 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。 / b ?* \. [5 L6 D3 L1 g' V
# T, p1 P3 E1 U- p, Q, A2 u2 KLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. ; I9 V) |) B$ h: k5 D
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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.
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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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