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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 1 `5 Q; f3 e& ~$ p! y1 X( X S! H" o
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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. ( a& T" N# B |# [9 `' t
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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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8 a6 u: K0 F+ s' F- b3 O) v, xLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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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......& m F. i- U* U: P8 y4 z: r
1 I7 R0 j0 Q( G ~5 U. c+ o: y+ VLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! , T: ^% m4 `5 d5 `2 P5 P/ s* k
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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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( w2 a2 _/ y# ^9 n: j: OLL: 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. 0 X) E. s# Q+ ~4 V
- @, K' R3 B R3 S" J6 j+ lLH: 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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LL: 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? 3 @2 J& v* B7 o$ A
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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? 6 S) Z) r8 D9 G# `* N5 m
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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. . J/ `; {5 M5 v1 X% w
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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。' a* _" B; @/ F! H7 t
/ Y" Y# {% n$ hLL: 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 _. B* U) v$ {3 K
! [6 p/ ~ D# k9 G% s8 b1 l9 ALH: 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? ( T% r# @2 D. V6 k+ d. k
1 U9 g- \) x, _; N/ b, t- L3 FLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. # Z3 b4 ~$ s# n5 E: I
( v( V. c5 n% w* f1 W9 ILH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? 8 }; s: }+ q0 z V/ R
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LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. ! p* X3 d( \+ w/ ~$ t8 F c. N( [
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7 [' T! l% O: u/ M5 k1 n h2 ULH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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% c- m7 c A3 F7 ELL: 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?+ A) d! p! H8 B* m
! L P: {: W8 C+ v, ?5 _! eLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. * M( Z1 \% a: N- C
8 J4 r7 V( U1 j3 [. X; ]% uLH: 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。
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5 T2 N% z* O; B& m2 g2 gLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. , P l1 K/ [1 P$ ]: h+ y8 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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LL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
5 ?7 t# j6 y+ R* Y, |; JLH: 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!
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9 ]: I q% `+ Y7 C6 \% T. b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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