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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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2 i+ b& X f* P2 C6 r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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7 k& q0 i! _% XLH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?
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9 ]' h/ c# L' c, ZLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ( T( }. u- d0 A9 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......
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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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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. & B# s# k l. r! ]/ c- p
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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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5 o- ^5 V5 Z( F% X: bLL: 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.
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1 a' n# V1 _. [( n" yLH: 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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: E" z. @0 Z; oLL: 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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y5 N+ P8 x2 C2 Z* W( I# U$ m' oLH: 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。5 j, L$ I9 _! x
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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. ! n0 A. @- s9 {% C- i7 a% s) k
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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?
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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' r) s# w! o9 Q5 HLH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! + z# T! h/ A: c( C b$ _% L, C
7 j2 c0 A" ~1 h( H$ Q3 _1 @0 RLL: 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. " r/ U( I" |$ E6 I
+ O/ a/ o! A, Y5 J% r, ZLH: 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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5 J" Z! p- c3 d. G& L/ `; k* Q6 H. VLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. # _3 g* ?% H9 u1 V/ E$ c, K
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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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' S5 H7 W$ i: R$ g: b6 @, ^2 k: S4 lLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 9 M" t3 B" [4 x& k
C9 f, g, c* lLH: 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。 8 Z7 {: U/ d- k e$ _7 |
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8 b& E$ n* ?2 T5 J p9 n' m2 i; zLH: 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。 . I! w3 `8 H6 N7 v/ [ N
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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.
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LL: That's right!
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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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