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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz : ?) K+ W _, B
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) K0 G, g* F& l, C% S4 FLarry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. 7 s+ S# W, Z) Q9 E& ^4 J `+ O. ^
. |5 b. Z5 N7 n- VLH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？9 f0 i9 S( R# Q7 O g
, C2 q8 T3 f! ~) U- ?# }8 [- ZLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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1 j) L7 Q7 N! O* D+ p7 RLH: 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......, p* D# F2 N$ d$ ?; H$ P7 V
1 C8 y$ f: X) ], P# e4 @- ~5 yLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! & c( q5 o$ Z: _! M1 _6 V
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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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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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* ~" r6 B, s" Q. {* B5 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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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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) @8 h' J9 r9 {* h4 ELH: 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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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.
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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？
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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. , p$ Y% \2 L% }) J! X- L8 C
8 c! q- v7 N2 u) e; x$ K1 `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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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？
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. " ]1 Y0 k" k' y' f- }' X
! ]% w) p9 b( s8 R2 X6 |/ i* yLH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ . N% j+ @* d' R4 {
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LL：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！ 8 |& i/ t! w3 G- y% y
$ P8 f$ g; y; F/ R- h" d7 d; Y( U2 qLL: 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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$ {6 L L6 Q0 ?9 Q7 T9 ~/ _" V& kLH: 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 @( X" H& |2 V& `; I$ g. [2 ?
' k" W8 V4 @6 ?, G. o5 q. q, wLL: 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？
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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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4 ^. i6 `" P2 h( xLH: 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。 4 `# W8 p5 X+ i8 r
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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. # u* L- t) t q" m
3 l- I. I1 ^( o. t) xLH: 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。 8 I6 r3 o# y. m4 D2 U8 r
' K" q- s, g L5 L: P' |LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. & u0 H, G7 m0 Y7 G% l+ ^2 S7 L
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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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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