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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz $ ~. W' ~8 R8 E
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02 0 {* f2 ^9 c1 ?$ B9 S
0 u e0 Y7 u- X$ S& iLarry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？
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. . R: }" C# ^, n, S4 d
$ `6 D" R! e: {$ ?, k) U5 yLH: 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......9 d% z2 r, J+ W6 f
0 v$ N1 j- m2 u3 p2 vLL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! 9 n7 c& |! _- t1 M4 e$ u8 x% O
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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？ . G, t% ]2 @5 S2 {
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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. 5 ^& I$ d5 [" T, b$ {4 z
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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？
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7 C1 D! @0 w8 ~& k% ~& Q1 ^LL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. 7 }! X! a3 R+ f: z4 J; t
4 t3 T0 L3 \* _4 j8 |) m% h, DLH: 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？ 5 x+ Y. I% j" v9 s2 e& V6 B4 r5 y) m
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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.
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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？
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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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! K: {, v& S% I5 `& 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。
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6 l$ n, ]& O; x+ gLL: 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 a0 ]: [. w9 n* V& p8 T" {
- T6 @& g; p: c, z, N1 b4 f0 cLH: 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？ 4 @% ~( B. w0 d+ c* n
; P" t1 a% I+ w' y% ], w- rLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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, b4 ~$ h3 M8 H# ]* {8 j& [ S; _LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ / n2 Y& B4 X- W2 e. v q/ _* V
$ u" R& g, F5 p1 q" u8 W6 vLL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. ! Z$ a6 C( u7 ?( t: o
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ * G* E0 R1 _) d" o& b' E' @ t' j
9 S; _4 m* D' V3 j5 y% u1 nLL: 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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8 @+ _8 d i9 G6 @$ JLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad.
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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.
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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。 0 T4 h7 N! {% h
. B2 x1 M1 x& C0 tLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. $ o2 }) }! o7 s! f b$ _9 D2 T. W6 r1 F
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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。
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; {0 f* L+ Q' dLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
2 \7 V* m6 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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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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