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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz

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发表于 2009-5-12 18:46 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz  7 u( w  ?) R" E; Z

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: P' \1 I8 }2 Y; S  @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. * r: R  _- b8 z& u; O+ B% j) _/ S

& v, c) P/ l6 a' G# V1 I7 SLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?  }8 w& ~! T( X; q' c2 ~
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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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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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1 d0 i: d7 M! y0 ^9 b  u& }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? ' s/ X1 {3 `: {3 i+ ]
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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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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. . a/ i% f0 y, m1 m

8 Z7 b$ k" E- }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. " q, A. S% M" h( m$ B% z. I* G

; E( ]3 o9 A+ e: z7 n$ ^- SLH: 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? - a& W7 m3 V1 Y8 m$ ^! w) Q
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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.
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3 d1 k# G- ~& J0 A1 ULH: 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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% |  Y! n9 Z' z# T$ CLL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer. 5 I$ c/ \- f5 d) A0 H- O* h
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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? % {$ u# V4 s) t6 T
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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: Y" P/ \: O& m1 v/ k( `9 XLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?  
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: v2 @, C% [6 h. v( ~  LLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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/ m; l& s2 _. H0 S' }/ mLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! . X  ~) x8 x/ ?% b4 h' N
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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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* _0 d. I. `7 QLH: 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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/ I  c# h5 q# q# b/ {3 eLL: 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. 9 m. I" M$ d8 U' o, I6 N6 |9 A
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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。 6 B! F& d; K8 Z! ?

/ Z5 u& C( n6 P5 c' zLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. 9 R. g- j1 S/ T. t6 {& ^" G! _: e
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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。 8 B6 p( X) p* o. o
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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. & R- y; E5 @( y: u
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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LL: That's right! ) \& y9 I; l3 F9 S6 y
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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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发表于 2009-5-12 22:48 | 显示全部楼层
语言很地道。不错!
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发表于 2009-7-18 07:25 | 显示全部楼层
Thanks for posting 流行美语教程.
$ Y  Y! E2 x2 F! }! S, QIt's really a good course.
2 T& I, j1 V" ithan you so much!
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