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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz 5 o Q) d: |" ^4 Q+ v, h8 P& ?: u9 `
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02 2 O1 z$ U6 f/ r1 Q9 N
- M6 ~5 h- Y; S- ] W2 V$ kLarry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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- Q8 I* y% I5 A4 S6 ^5 w0 Q1 H: n# NLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. % ^% U+ M9 Z( i, |; q
( Q, a3 a' ^( d& v0 W6 }; V7 \* KLH: 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......5 l' u' s' h6 T4 p" N
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LL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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8 k2 @& V3 Y E) U2 I0 YLH：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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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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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？ + {- v$ T5 N9 Z! @6 w* {+ l0 D
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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. - s m' s' @! u* i9 r& t0 X
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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？
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5 X" p* w0 c: ~, Y( x4 g! p( LLL: 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？ ( d% W [5 a' O+ w7 U i7 I
8 F; y. {) ^1 `8 Z' xLL: 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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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。9 o6 X' f( j* w7 B
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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, X5 T- _8 p
3 v, D+ w8 F$ a4 V ZLH: 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？ 3 Z7 B3 j; e" \; A9 @+ O
! C: Y4 P+ Y4 o+ _LL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit.
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LL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it. 0 L5 z3 i4 U U
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ ; |8 k0 j5 V) w1 L
' F; r( J9 K( E) K6 |; 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. 0 Q0 L P6 U. R4 L
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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？" ?0 g- }1 z1 w: s+ a% |" A2 M
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LL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. # T5 Q- N- k" c: h1 A
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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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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ) p# n9 v0 H' ~* P* M. [& J E q7 z
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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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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。 ' Q, j7 z) r. Q# f( c" s8 t) e0 ~
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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.
1 h. F5 g5 l: F' P' V0 [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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LL: That's right! ; F9 G- @5 N7 J' y+ @' \
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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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