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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz : k5 d* a# @+ B
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$ d; W% d# F* v& P% U7 Z$ o2 C. jLarry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?
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LL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 0 L+ K( H3 N0 C7 {" B: s% E
p. x: [/ N8 @& qLH: 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......% B+ j- J# g: K, L
+ C, t- S& N( r6 R) H% NLL:No, there's nothing to do with shooting! 3 j! _- N: Y# E* x% Q
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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 V; o7 L3 ^ @" |
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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. 2 e0 N. H' |7 C* x+ `; j( J. ?
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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? & B6 s: S4 C/ R
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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. ( `) T% u- v3 I- _! _
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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? 5 o6 X: i! |6 V, `, `
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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. / X/ L3 C _0 A: b% M6 V
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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? : I$ A6 s8 i( e2 X& @
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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. ) t! z* K* t i; q2 z- R# E+ f2 N
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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。2 E) w1 P+ H2 h& f% L |- y( Q
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3 b# a0 Z0 P; ], VLH: 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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0 X" Z+ o" z: v1 VLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. " p7 P4 H) u2 h6 H4 A2 p8 p+ @
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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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LH: Larry,你准备好了吗?我们该出发了! ! a0 s. w. f, C* h
; j1 K; |3 s5 R* Z8 |8 }6 p- Y8 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. , V. D3 R! [% f X, u
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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?8 u8 g+ i. c0 J6 U2 B" h; z" u
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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? ; B$ L; N. Y6 y! B, D4 j
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it.
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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. / X$ y2 w, ^& ?9 U$ h4 p0 U
6 l% I* s+ A: S) N. `" GLH: 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。
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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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% T3 D) N' w: U! y4 T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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