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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？, G3 I. I0 {" e+ }
/ v% x( N7 `. H( uLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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U5 a" ~% U$ m" v0 g9 y1 M/ l0 rLH: 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？ ; g, p9 \ E( x( n$ E
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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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2 ]* W$ Y; ?9 a1 j! k5 eLH: 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？ 0 ?; X& J& q" f0 O4 S
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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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5 K9 L6 Z e8 i& `: FLH: 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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6 ]0 Y0 ^- }9 [* y, J8 QLL: 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. & I$ e, y1 B0 h0 C2 r" \6 P3 ~
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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？ 7 f8 U2 I/ W9 K5 w h5 T
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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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P! N3 L! r/ uLH: 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。4 U7 K0 Y5 S8 p( X, D; h
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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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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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# A* z$ ]9 c! ^LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ . P8 I$ M* w; c1 O( R
/ H8 E/ l6 T5 P" kLL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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6 e2 q$ m: v( yLH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ - L, N" r- t7 D9 E- A
) X1 U. G3 f, h- G% 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. ! {, u) A9 f, s+ `- _0 \* ]
+ O6 n$ s' h6 \' LLH: 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？* B- L5 R, M Q( K, g, [/ f
2 q" f. R! y3 \LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. . P, I' G6 q n0 v) }
! u) w3 }$ @7 j6 K& o T" e; JLH: 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. / a: G) p4 V3 L. o
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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。 ; J) s+ V# A1 X6 z I* h
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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.
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f- [" q' k7 n2 X& Q* t* y7 y dLH: 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。 7 C5 Y1 l2 w3 c) 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. % D" m& a+ q# S5 o! C G
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！ 4 Y9 S5 e& H2 H8 Z
8 x# O7 g( c1 k$ xLL: 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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