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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 0 r* P1 X8 e5 K+ O8 c" C* @7 B
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 " A. R% w3 ^0 `& r% {9 G% t
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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.
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( t; b' f, T( z3 ]9 d1 ?LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?; w- Y& q0 \+ g/ R
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. + f: `; P+ u# B8 P$ T3 O3 i0 T
. G+ T5 y* f# l& _. {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! 8 N: F4 m6 x+ T3 l4 Z+ n
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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? 4 Y% J7 o- Z3 s) Y% w0 ~% i& x, O
2 l& B8 `9 ^( p Y- f- ^# o1 eLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations.
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$ R: u* L# V3 Z# d7 FLH: 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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4 A( l* I: ]% i% e4 r, yLL: 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.
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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? * j" R \/ H# t. K
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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。/ J8 {5 i5 B, N% A& [
: Z6 \- Z7 ~& h0 F* ?% m! d0 Z4 PLL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer. $ F. I8 A- m% [, Y3 |
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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? 1 h2 I% H$ B8 _
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. # O9 Q) M: w K8 S
+ c$ @) N. N0 r- D! ?$ B: tLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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! s7 y) E3 b& P) X! Q* E7 b( A/ QLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. : c& ]8 a+ J/ K' ? J; u
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! a& F; ] W: C. d9 E' q! \1 DLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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- G& e0 k! g: 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. ' r" @" u% r3 O; u0 e* a# a
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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?
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7 q8 l9 P* x% I- I0 ?LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. 5 T, i) K0 E4 _- B/ v9 v F
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LH: 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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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. - {5 n$ P" L+ W4 }9 Q: c
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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。 9 T6 L& x, m8 V& I5 b2 @
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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. 5 ^5 M- A7 L% E" y3 x1 K# 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。 ! d1 n* a; U/ M8 f
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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. 5 @# V! z/ [0 a* S' t: 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! ; z8 F3 j6 {% Y3 ?+ D W
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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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