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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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4 y0 k5 r- l: \$ n7 J来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 e" K7 S8 g4 R
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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. 4 c: g3 v9 h4 [* c7 q
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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?7 n. P% [4 V: j/ r" B% C
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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: N: {: _1 n7 ]: @$ c' I: ~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......2 G8 j( w" B" {8 z
+ F, n3 r+ o. H6 \: yLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! + c( L5 z9 K& k- ]- D6 H2 C% ^
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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? ; ]6 e5 [& ?2 l
" W+ s3 Y8 ? B8 s* u" j6 o. j7 WLL: 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. * g/ ^: l2 y0 S9 P0 Q) k" `
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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. : ?+ T; p: ~4 d" _8 `
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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? - S# }2 Q" N# x' N6 M
6 g& A7 B1 {, t6 I3 mLL: 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. - u7 L9 }1 g9 [8 \) l
: k* X: g/ p- Q6 gLH: 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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3 p: V; j2 U- q5 B1 j3 \" {% zLL: 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. # l( F6 }, q; y
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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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# l' U2 J1 e5 d9 D* o' VLL: 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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2 Q! P4 v w: V( S% [LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. * W* a# W0 [- z
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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6 A s1 H& o' [6 X+ r) w$ A" ILH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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# }2 l/ A" g6 y v9 R, e0 H8 Q2 JLL: 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. + ~: D# A) ~* k5 p3 `( D
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LH: 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?; l, S' H/ W, Q
( c5 J3 W/ L( v3 v1 s& zLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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' g+ c. p" c5 A5 MLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ! _9 o- ?: U2 Y, i
4 t% {, Y: [; t' {% sLH: 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。 3 q1 A+ m, D8 f+ |
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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. R1 w% C" n1 p# f# {/ Y1 ^6 _0 c( G
4 w' l; R) |$ L7 f+ p# YLH: 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。 ' C/ M/ k9 U2 I( W% z9 @5 |
# b) O# D: V6 ALL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. / W6 u8 m8 u( r4 c1 c" u7 z" R
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! 7 U1 u/ }# A$ B8 Q b! Z
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LL: That's right! - i8 }; ~- h0 e5 S" o
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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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