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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz . O3 T+ ]+ Z$ `7 j
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' a0 O& _' L0 l g$ BLarry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. 8 E+ \( `8 N) Z
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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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6 b$ U& d0 [- gLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned.
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. I; T# z2 X6 W9 l6 ]1 T/ vLH: 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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$ l) }$ v% E0 l" w4 x" r; `# i1 QLL: 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? % S9 n. B2 F- k$ L$ A5 }* u
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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 v' B9 p, H3 x% Q/ ^0 MLH: 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? . W# n0 A( u" @3 j
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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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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?
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0 C6 I6 O* d/ S7 C9 hLL: 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. " c/ v7 w& w5 t a b
! d7 C! a8 B H; k1 |6 j' \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。% e: P1 E8 k* B4 N" ~* w! H( 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. : m- p, }- H+ v# F2 C2 X( \
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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? . K% s. f5 [0 y% N
; f3 n1 N# m6 _. ?7 GLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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1 D' r/ I! y2 pLH: 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. 2 ?) i0 o2 Z1 M& L/ ]! D' W
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- {2 O7 G( Q1 ILH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! 9 M* c3 c0 G$ E
% D( B3 S; E7 `; U/ g. MLL: 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.
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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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2 y: j0 e- v! A3 m) l0 ILL: 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? . _5 O9 D( F# t1 k
+ [! L* m- ]% y5 `; B2 b6 R* pLL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 7 X8 a& b/ n6 h; k
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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。
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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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6 P Q" e6 s3 n, u6 B8 f9 lLH: 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。 ( [9 l, G# u, U; g( a
3 v9 m0 Y- c/ `% q* q" WLL: Oh well, all the buzz in the media about their personal lives probably didn't help their marriage that much. - K: `6 p5 a+ p: \) [+ V5 @
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! " \3 a- r2 i: C0 B) s
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# k8 s; E6 a" C# M G- m5 Z, k8 s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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