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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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, S: _9 H/ ~! B. e$ t0 _来源: 作者: 发布时间:1970-01-02 ! t5 p7 B$ j; r) q
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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. - d n/ Z* Z: B6 g; W
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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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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 0 H4 n, X0 t$ \0 m# e( {2 k8 }/ h
; f8 `, _; l! S5 eLH: 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! 0 [% z3 J7 Y3 S0 \
" {) I, E. J- w% Q% V" TLH: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? ) m0 N. q! r+ a
5 _/ t( S2 {) Z' G' SLL: 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. : J! h) d( F: I
: S8 z, D, r f/ BLH: 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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6 V0 ?9 r2 Z. l6 O) R6 @ F+ v$ ZLL: That's a long shot, too, because it's probably too late to make the necessary airplane or hotel reservations. X% d8 A* b" h& J5 Z/ `3 v. o# Z
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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? - @, c) i- b6 F* p
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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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2 |- \5 K: z# w, D CLH: 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? 5 w/ T8 i& D) H" p/ G0 |
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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. + K c7 m8 ] `+ R+ y1 }" N
: T: q2 V" k3 tLH: 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+ U$ Y) [4 Q. a- m( S
+ r( j; G" m% B3 FLL: 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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7 f- K7 M! P! h0 z1 iLH: 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? 6 H0 i0 T7 c. Q2 {1 X8 r# p
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LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 7 f/ R; Y; y* A
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LH: 那么,要不要带件毛衣呀? . f/ g; A5 V/ A) E1 h% @- a
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LL:You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. / P3 {% j0 j3 M; d X3 V
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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了!
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# M! C+ `: P; |0 JLL: 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. . D1 @( c9 d5 r& A8 z
) R! u$ `% n# ~9 h- _# s, j5 JLH: 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?4 c! E) B6 ~/ w
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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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0 K0 n8 l# E9 A' P' x F& l* ZLH: 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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8 h/ [) l8 f3 a [9 Y/ C& ILL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it.
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" h }1 u' A3 L) f: G3 Q1 CLH: 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。 2 s/ ]3 y' \: Y0 j2 y. e7 G
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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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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。 " u4 O$ ]( V" G" r5 x7 ?
# H O5 V1 o9 FLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much.
# K6 Q; [/ O1 N9 ULH: 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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; i. Y7 a2 H7 R" p& M3 l$ mLL: That's right!
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5 h% J# t3 e m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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