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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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7 J: U5 A# X2 B来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 * P- ?5 m' U* g
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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. 1 e J9 Y, o7 o9 n1 S, U/ t" t6 K
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LH:Larry,我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀?& D5 L& L& Y7 g6 t
% \$ r( t" d2 H/ `LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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; ^3 V3 H, y8 ]0 OLH: 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......% U6 t7 s1 C2 ~/ w# o' a
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LL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! # L! V* }) \8 P' O+ n
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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? 7 A# z/ ]9 ~, c/ F' A
" o0 B* z: E1 _* MLL: 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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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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0 L% |1 t4 h b! h% qLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations.
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( @" S# D4 C0 n# B( u% }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? $ r" t) l$ J9 J2 `
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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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* M" G a9 ^3 ?5 ~& \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? " F; ~/ l# ^8 O& E u
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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. 1 ` w2 }/ y& o1 ?, H8 Z/ l" H; \8 R; U2 H$ V
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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。, ^# x: a! A- H6 R
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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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: a! x, b1 b8 w9 xLH: 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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1 @7 [# W+ R. x& i# ZLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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* r- ^4 h" M% P- m$ Y4 ~6 X2 D7 Z! e% }LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀?
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% N5 e1 O3 q: _LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 1 W9 G; a' G( D' j% J7 r7 Y
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! ( z8 y1 }" z, b
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LL: 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. . x) g4 f' ~+ n6 _4 e/ }% V. `
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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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LL: 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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. L' k/ H/ [* ~( `8 v9 w" s7 ~LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ; N8 M- V1 \1 R9 M, } m) ?: K& E% n
# H+ N0 D0 Q5 P5 KLH: 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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* |2 V& d, N+ T4 N4 h* @: g( hLL: I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives. I'm just not interested in it. ( ? H6 g8 W5 d1 |
' r& X/ `6 d/ [, ^& A! V, fLH: 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。 4 Y# j6 a( c0 n/ e$ c3 B
3 E# E/ v: {3 i: O [6 i" U) w. fLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. # t- S2 K5 G2 v) o7 w! c3 h; b" m
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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5 g9 P. Y/ o3 G. j# ^% JLL: That's right! & Q2 M8 s& Y, m1 j2 u1 l
% V- z, h, [5 V1 x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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