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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz ) _+ Q8 q- S2 h# l
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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. . i: ^( \9 A4 s) G8 X5 R
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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?: \- _$ E6 z; s- E/ h
+ q8 f& y! M6 D) n" v# |" ]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......, E. s+ d1 ?1 {8 ?; I) D D9 ^; k0 t4 T
) [- a. L$ ?- W' r+ L3 oLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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! E$ y- r T( n+ D& iLH: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? 4 A" j7 N) T" n( U
* z7 X8 \8 {4 q# |7 ULL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. " m8 t( ?( v5 c0 `; ?9 j, y& 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? : y, B7 O5 V% |$ |" F. V% o& V8 h" N( |
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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. 8 X0 S" z: _1 q1 X+ G( O
8 r% H4 G" a1 e" `* W0 @1 H; FLH: 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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; Z8 n" P9 ]7 K* w; p' K. \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. o6 k! h4 y H8 x7 D0 O6 f: ]& R
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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。; m9 H U* V' x
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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? & |# H D" r) X9 k
V2 E$ A8 o! v9 [LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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V( l$ s4 v2 Q+ e. YLH: 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 [1 \3 L5 X3 l" lLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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0 d! z& b% ^- G- s4 x- G3 a# TLL: 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. , o; S: y, s$ S/ b; N! c. ?
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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?* Y- ]5 q9 b+ K
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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. ( m/ x' J) J+ a2 D
2 O) f W1 a* D8 sLH: 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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% Q( G1 E0 K0 O5 F0 ^( s @; y+ Q0 vLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it.
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3 _/ l$ y0 G9 e0 o' w) S+ w3 E3 NLH: 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# o) h) ?4 d5 c) Y- P' X( V# |
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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. - O7 K7 R9 m5 M2 t
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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。
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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. . \' ~ x$ m, Q' x
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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+ N3 z( ?5 x, x* M) e- h5 {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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