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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz $ J" l) R `0 p' n+ M& q4 C
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02
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& r: S- | l( n/ ULarry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. 2 V* G4 l( h2 s; E# ]$ v6 A, }. k3 B
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LH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ( @4 U2 h, e3 U/ f7 p
3 d& Y3 _3 g4 _; kLH: 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....../ n8 H, K$ G* F) Z$ z
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LL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! 9 O- i5 Z: v) q, |
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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. 3 f+ l) l8 l1 @$ a
$ Y: _4 S- O; |, |: _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？ ?5 S: I& W! n) B( [2 f
3 v" F9 ?4 M$ |: z+ [) A' X: SLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. ; n6 [' x! f E
; D( e& K% P$ f0 a; h8 p8 y+ lLH: 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？ 0 K) K) Y. L7 q7 _
7 s' ~$ U; H. C! KLL: 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. + b* Y; c7 K* `- B
: v8 y3 z. i' r% ~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？ 5 L, [3 Z/ j7 }5 v* h/ K7 Y' _
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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。! B9 c, c: ? Q! A w# l6 q; }: C
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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？ 7 Y* ?2 X- x- B- D% E# F
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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5 t/ G- O0 o3 E. m0 ELH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ 5 n) L: E0 X4 G1 E' V6 D4 K
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 0 l+ u& H) ?( g7 M. S' B/ R6 b
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ , x* G7 o* @, t
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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. : @) P- L) N- J' Z9 {* u
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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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LL: 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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* y. [" ]9 K9 q$ uLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it.
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7 f) W) V7 g7 NLH: 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。 9 M9 G, H( q: [
: l5 m! e8 \- e7 s" j/ K9 q; o, `* E9 P7 sLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
+ `( e1 B: X5 C! d8 i' OLH: 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！ + R" U5 q. i" \ h6 B j
S# i" P1 I6 m9 a8 t: d% L8 X$ nLL: That's right! & W3 B, ^" D0 v, Y+ t1 ?: r9 [
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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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