 鲜花( 77)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
5 x/ o1 Q# x6 X# \' N- K
7 S5 m, t8 q. W" i$ R. j; B来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02
7 u% Q' H# ^4 q8 @) ]! H 9 Q0 Q; L, E% S \! I
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.
8 Z( B9 k0 k8 h5 N9 {5 s9 t4 {( P
# E$ L9 ]3 `- ^! r1 pLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?
* j4 S, I. _# z3 g
& K; N b* @- Q; d5 _) D6 q+ \LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
' [5 y% w0 U0 d2 i( b
% g/ x) |% Z L- nLH: 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......3 _- M+ Y& x/ ^8 c5 x Q
4 D& x/ }; }& i# z. G* |
LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! , n" X2 H9 z4 Y# T
: u5 x- z- g) x) t! \0 V
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? 0 D2 I* q* s- L1 Q& e& s
4 @) K) e6 Q4 @$ _8 `
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.
! L) L8 \ \6 q# P K
7 m5 r- Z$ {+ }! ELH: 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? * x. p8 _( ]2 c2 G P5 f5 l5 ], ~ }
2 z0 ^3 C3 c! l$ j/ pLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations.
W4 Q$ R: Q% a% k
" a9 Z9 N. d* }5 B. ALH: 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?
. M- Z& A( H8 ?! {/ C6 N* q) u2 D, I1 n
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.
1 I; _6 Y6 |% H; u( s
, P, P2 S; B/ E1 t: TLH: 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? ' ?( G0 p4 Q ?/ G2 k6 K: x5 c
" r. ^% o t# Q8 a8 ~" E
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.
7 B) h8 d$ m* o: n; I3 h& [$ H4 J: @: }# z8 z
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。
- }" Q+ a8 F+ C* B) |
. b) C- M& \9 }$ j u2 {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.
2 i) z. J0 t, |( s- }! R8 m$ F) Z3 J# M0 E7 P6 g
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? 2 B1 v s" y" {$ y: T6 J8 U( J" ^
, O& R/ a/ V: o1 Z0 ]LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
& p" Y& q6 ^& Q/ T
( C, a7 a h7 tLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? 4 {3 f: n5 a, h/ g
( s( _" X( b5 }3 ELL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. u0 p, S4 [- n7 E( p: x" ?
7 m& }2 b0 D+ k& N1 G****** ( n( \* k9 Q2 w) _, c$ |; I- B
LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
5 `3 |% o: _2 b" [2 T A& k" d. b/ H; p' ~9 g# ^
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. # G% O: X0 }9 R/ U$ u4 P5 K
b1 N$ F- n0 [1 m0 O
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?2 e. d$ b2 v, \3 o7 g2 C1 W
. b y1 B# m" Z2 n2 o ^2 a/ }
LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
) p# ~$ s9 c5 e) k1 a
7 y9 j* A9 J( `& xLH: 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?
6 _; V3 E3 X& o k; L8 m1 y( C
: v6 N1 @# ~$ m1 I5 S7 y4 RLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it.
- Y' M) R" S, M# G N4 Q' w0 A3 \+ S; u
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。
7 g7 ^& t- }1 K4 K: m4 Z' u% |7 J2 C* j+ s
LL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. # j- J4 D/ f* O) U! A, h
0 P3 q& z& W8 x9 L- cLH: 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。
# Y8 z0 o$ K/ j; {
- m9 _3 y p2 ~( _5 p# VLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
. D H0 j i( T# Q$ e! @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!
" b2 t9 C7 z9 U: J4 U4 y: W! H# ?3 ^; D4 H5 [" j
LL: That's right!
: X: i" O, C" r. ~* X- ~5 w
( H+ I) X/ z6 M- F& M7 }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。 |
|