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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz " a& U/ x `2 G: j. o
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02 1 f0 k1 i. u/ g
8 K% b3 K; h6 J2 q _) PLarry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. ; N6 Q9 F W( F. m9 {
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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？, O! J0 e# f) S6 u7 h
1 F0 b. [9 u- p# R* Y" G3 b {LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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1 F: g- O8 A$ jLH: 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......2 N- Y$ v1 ?) c
9 d0 c, H) K1 f G3 B6 tLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! & c! V$ e* m" M; C" N
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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？ 5 [. f7 R/ k* 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. / X1 @, a! j# n( c0 y/ o
) k7 ]4 Y0 Q* x C% {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？
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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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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？ % H, ]- u8 L& U+ M: A- }
+ E& S+ f" O- i% h! Z6 k) f1 E+ x) wLL: 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. ( ?0 `/ y1 C. D; R' a1 B
" V0 W6 l7 U; T6 R9 z: |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？ 8 A7 Y3 D9 }" A ^- }
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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. / @5 |1 D& D& B2 Q
8 o9 ?, g1 l- g( @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。8 C* ?, p# N1 I+ A G7 y/ f( X! E
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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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2 b4 H+ n9 r5 k! @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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8 \1 W, o, i m, uLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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1 `0 ^! ] J& m0 s5 r5 DLH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ ; H! T. Z" Y" t7 B! X4 U1 v
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. C9 ?/ c# \ E
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$ e% a4 {8 \& Y- y1 h$ }LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！
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2 P) c1 K5 |7 b2 c; \$ 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. + J. D9 _" \: o* r% |* D- f" h
& d8 J: m5 o1 X- LLH: 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？
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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. ; n2 q, n, ]0 D
, G+ g. }, |7 W. FLH: 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？ . H# T" S; }2 e2 e0 K+ g
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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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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。 0 v! x! A* k6 N5 g, c8 D
7 x5 _: ?9 O- S( ]2 ]. Q+ sLL: 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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! Z: P4 J! W; ALH: 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。 # x+ j( T D+ R6 ` v
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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.
L) v0 X; @8 {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！ . h* v8 p% y; T! R9 q
3 C6 D& q6 l7 [LL: That's right! $ w# L9 S s2 T
7 {$ E0 v+ n! k3 x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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