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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz
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来源： 作者： 发布时间：1970-01-02
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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.
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( u) ~6 Y( c! J! Y* nLH：Larry，我们要不要叫Dave和Laura跟我们一起去露营呀？
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6 C; f( s) F) R0 v, X$ hLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. 7 h0 K |) r' ]# d1 D
0 C6 m% ~, X* 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......
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LL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting! " }/ N; _2 ?, @2 M( F
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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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* R! N$ R N# }& N8 z5 o' n2 N2 tLL: 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. Z4 G* N6 m1 ~% m
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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？ ( Q" A5 h5 d; {: D7 M
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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. / a) \ O/ k& U3 R. L
; _' d- h+ z3 L( n# e, A8 G# K# ULH: 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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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. 2 A, N% w- f- z. K$ M
# m6 \: p& ~) r) c$ x/ ~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？ . s- F0 p5 j$ Y0 y3 C' H; n4 F
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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.
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1 Y1 ?( x9 h7 p8 l3 LLH: 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。( m7 m2 c$ y+ }9 ^2 ^' Q
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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. r6 m, l6 Y, o9 E- [1 N
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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？ - k9 u7 G$ o+ R
; S1 q$ f9 D& w/ m/ H3 y* NLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. , `6 f* N: b" b L1 O
9 q& f e9 H. \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. 6 D+ h. n1 x2 T/ s, Z2 N/ d9 P
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LH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！ ( N6 H; [+ w+ m$ O3 ?8 M; l0 c* I6 }
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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. / i6 g S) ?! E/ }
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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？ X9 ? \; A5 P: a
. `0 \' f e! t, u$ k! m: gLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. & j$ D( E; z" ?& B8 u9 E) Z
" w/ Y+ P& Q* t# F7 w; [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？ % O; r- j7 j7 P5 K. d. V7 }) \8 Q4 Q$ Z
~: U/ E( ~( P$ s0 a! ULL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. ( k8 Q% K( m5 y& }# a5 Q3 T5 u! x
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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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% Z$ Y9 |1 L6 S; J4 j! _& P( S: ~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。 ) n. o$ @! Y) u! {6 \: ]
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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. 9 a7 `# v9 _/ b8 K5 X/ @/ d
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!
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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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