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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz , x3 q2 G9 e% R+ N3 u; ^
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02
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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.
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/ N; D5 k, y! p0 v( Z. dLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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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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5 B( @: P1 j, L }" j' x. SLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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" W* A" C; q0 s# W4 _: m" PLH: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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4 [6 @' F' \3 S. SLL: 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. ) A/ [; P1 i5 \$ j3 u6 |
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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? + D# Z) l; y+ v' a
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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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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. % _7 X- v6 ?) n/ B, U
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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? ! p* l8 C! K6 y" ^" R5 c8 p
! G4 |4 q3 D8 ^& B) ]/ _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.
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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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( h# I0 C8 `' }! ^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? ; e/ ]/ w. K& H$ z6 Y. D6 }8 H
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. " e% _; F, q4 R; H. R& N. N7 x+ T( d
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? ' i& `+ F2 ` K- c/ h1 U
& m, \+ V& j. N; F& `; K' mLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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' u# K S# o$ D! q5 u8 H, t( A2 ILH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! h0 d7 f/ T+ y0 Y" X, m, Y( E) v
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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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/ T1 [9 d7 S% A. |! ILL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. # ]' Z' E. C/ L* }$ k9 o
1 R; j) P7 t7 G6 ~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? 3 E0 s" I0 r3 z5 L! R3 W4 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. * ]% ]$ ?8 Y/ s2 v
: _" s# ~- ^ g3 U- TLH: 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。 * f. z$ y8 x" j' r6 D0 q0 O
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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. ! l# o. o6 F* j% ~% q! T: l- Q) b
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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。 " v8 ^7 H* r% J% F+ Z4 O
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5 y/ J" K/ L7 m L7 U2 K2 |# ?! eLH: 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! + F8 N& ]7 n! ?2 E! X5 }) m
; U3 E2 ]1 r5 V, `9 G. Y! A; G; ULL: That's right! 8 X' ~$ N2 B ?& s
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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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