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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02
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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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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?: O$ a" ^, h Q
4 }% v. p0 T% ULL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ' D3 }% A+ u- \/ S% ?' ]
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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......6 j$ x" k2 w* d( [' Z) J+ p2 O
7 B& L6 ^* V; L- V4 ^1 J5 g# RLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! L! s7 H- G# G# x8 d/ I
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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? 8 }% j$ y' A; Q/ m C* D+ S7 f
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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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+ \9 j+ n' |" VLH: 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? % F: k& g" |% D
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LL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. ( d8 q+ O% z% ?, ^$ l3 ~! e% B
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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? / b( D) J7 h- x' h5 b( C9 D
8 ?2 Q* |3 t' M$ C5 I' g2 B vLL: 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. , r% X# a5 [6 Z; u- M7 \/ }# a
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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? 2 W2 c: U. N! N# V) t
" e: d3 o9 K8 n1 q) I, n$ I! s8 JLL: 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. ; D3 Y5 |& q1 C3 W* H, H1 v
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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。
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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. 5 ~; ~& [, d) [
Q% \# e4 @4 j8 V! D& D% wLH: 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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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. % U J! c7 a: C" D3 S
7 L7 \6 m. z. MLH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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" C, [3 u! r$ _) G( ~/ N+ q1 V1 pLL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 0 i7 u: A5 B" c$ s& B `2 O
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! 4 ?" z2 \6 J# {4 @2 H
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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.
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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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+ j% d& L+ G" J0 J& E: GLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. 6 k. y. b* I1 K2 N" v
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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? q4 \1 N8 K: \( k
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. $ s( J5 @# n( [% o. U: q
; v2 K8 ]) V1 X0 SLH: 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。 4 y5 ~( a8 s; f3 k4 E3 y+ G0 V
% E. X& n# Y$ q5 W: h% BLL: 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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6 h; V d' O) e/ ^/ MLH: 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。 8 B, t3 Q/ W: V
8 H: M5 c9 m- J& H) mLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. 2 O' A: x; y+ |( @9 B: ]4 y+ x$ Y
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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LL: That's right! 2 z8 m- f3 z! ?! `8 }5 P
% F) h7 G7 z. A( c2 q% N7 }6 e# t- I+ Q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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