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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz ' X5 y2 M9 P+ Y
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02
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+ Q) o9 ]3 g; y# Z2 ~4 _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. ) N2 A' [& |1 ^
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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?# q7 F6 T* d( o7 t
t4 G# [, z& W- A/ h' d" P5 R eLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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8 r1 f* m* K }4 @) aLH: 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......& c, l z7 G* N5 Z5 d1 j8 g
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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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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. ! h4 j4 u! l( O5 V+ c6 G Y
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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? m4 f9 }6 h1 K8 m7 E0 q7 R
4 D& r. s" F5 r" M8 i6 a/ L2 qLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations.
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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? , [8 u3 x5 Z/ Y9 }+ J( d
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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. . p" d3 p5 S; F# Q/ u1 G
f& @ I: X+ {/ m5 L% a/ b) ~! y* 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?
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, @* X2 S' w, C# h0 c, z0 S D, z# @% nLL: 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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' |- G2 e; N5 F1 K6 E3 ?* A, wLH: 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。$ Y; U0 S# u3 |' i. p
6 N' a; _3 _4 u9 FLL: 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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* `' i4 |/ R- m h! h3 T5 k- C0 LLH: 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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4 R0 J; K& d" E9 m& k1 tLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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6 m/ d# Y" t4 ?/ r+ T: vLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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$ |6 K5 q+ y. e7 l/ ], _LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! ! h# k7 l* c" }: w5 M7 G
- y2 r# q) a% G1 e* Y2 lLL: 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. 6 d! a [ D6 O8 @
: Y/ \- z- }! B8 s- t6 I4 x) fLH: 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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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. , {& l1 {- i! W8 g& M, X5 l
2 h" c* z6 m# m, W) ]+ 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? . V* h+ P1 K# L% T6 w1 \
- D/ C/ C3 ?8 V' X" g1 Z" d" O6 KLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it.
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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. / g5 ?: Q: M, b; K' n$ a( X
9 y+ \) J4 W! d9 aLH: 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。 : P1 e0 z* F' g2 y' W) m
" d' g* Q& m: ]- sLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. + [0 `! r) o4 ~3 s6 @8 g! T
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! % g$ P; b( B2 m4 Q# W, e
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LL: That's right!
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5 z* t3 L( f4 S7 P& h) l; \, t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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