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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
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h' R2 v. T8 _5 l4 \) JLarry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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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？* o) ~/ Q" j' l, V
~' w/ q8 V& N* S, h/ W9 sLL: 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! 7 ?" t4 c6 h0 _/ l# r7 p3 w* K
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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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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？ 9 M( M; y0 {7 M6 L) u$ I6 J% l
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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. 8 ~4 P" \9 f) P* W& [2 r) K
8 m* l' g! A* e" J: MLH: 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. : _6 [9 I" Y7 u8 I2 O3 r- J8 j
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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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1 b e8 h) ?& W! q$ o ^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。; l0 k% E8 G* |! D }& u
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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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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. 5 c! g% L* X* q8 \, V
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LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ " N3 r- d/ J; F2 G# b9 X
6 F# v- V4 T1 k$ n& Q7 c1 ]LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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/ h( m) a& b' ELH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ ) G. G G. @" l; W+ N5 }
: E) G: m Y! fLL: 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. 8 D: n8 Y6 Q2 K( Z& X# s% i3 \
2 ?/ l+ {7 u* u& y3 PLH: 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？5 H# v+ X( ?- _3 t! h6 z$ m
4 ^" U5 _0 n7 pLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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8 m; w( n2 I9 b8 P' vLH: 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？ 9 E+ v$ t+ a3 [6 V' h" ~
" l, A0 O; W" a: pLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 9 l- b0 m' h" G% {
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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。
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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.
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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。 ( A, U3 W* u1 V/ [( _- J. E/ c
6 b8 ^: J6 S9 E# h! _LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
S. e2 z* r9 S$ C. T6 {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！ 4 E# v" F3 R3 m
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LL: That's right! w8 i/ m( @/ L3 j# \6 w/ O; D! p
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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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