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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz , a V* V+ W4 t2 p5 b7 g: O# z
0 x5 @5 e1 r& Q& p9 k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?
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* l' W7 }9 V! g) c; A3 [% K) PLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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+ c' d; Y9 \% P4 _' |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......* W7 @" u5 b- |' F
$ K( Y& S, N3 v3 x _LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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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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W! p: w9 s" L: X1 |4 ZLL: 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. & ]2 B0 }% c& _' M0 W
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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? 6 l8 L5 t& ?; v/ Y4 V" O. }
" L* F( e" ^% i; \& M% vLL: 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?
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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. . J1 {& [4 U% M1 o0 \* r5 `4 X
8 K# H1 H7 _: q& J& b7 FLH: 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? % L4 D) u" \% L9 i* \+ c) B
2 D$ A' @. {$ m4 DLL: 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。& R' y" |" z1 U9 ^. X: G8 d+ z
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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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9 C- d2 _9 R/ P8 \* oLH: 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? : s: }' D2 J* G# s. h2 f9 v/ J" E
8 T6 J7 n9 Q9 D: ZLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? : U+ j6 N4 u5 w5 \! ]
% a f( Q4 T- P/ E/ ^0 y I" \LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. * {4 |5 z$ h5 r i" r
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# ]+ e: q% x% O- w9 ?( M+ HLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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! z7 r5 O4 Q1 C/ I2 fLL: 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. 2 o3 x+ T/ G0 M" d; X. T
* Z3 i# O: k% E' }% GLH: 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: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. + }. D2 n4 R- E9 x# C/ D
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0 p$ ]- @! z% g2 u/ `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。 ! C" h: r: ?" F% q7 s
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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. O$ T" D# y/ D/ {5 Q7 r- l1 u
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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.
" R. V# ]- D9 _; H$ 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! - P/ S& P; ~5 p# g6 \: W- {( Z1 C
' J" W, ` D' }( r% }2 uLL: That's right! * N+ q* h& ]6 y- s8 L( n& }" e2 g
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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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