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流行美语教程 - Lesson 143 - long shot / the buzz / t! K/ Q' X6 H: t& k5 Z
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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. 4 ]6 I* t A& R$ B- H- 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？' ^# R2 x$ C* h, m* r( z
$ Z( p. e. d: a VLL: Well, it's a long shot, Dave and Laura probably already have something planned. ( s: u; P/ D- W( T
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LH: 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......: u- c) a: p9 s" n
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LL：No, there's nothing to do with shooting!
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% `9 o/ L+ L5 e* X1 ^9 q* HLH：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？ % p$ N S& p+ i9 B0 W
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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. y* N; A: e# |5 F( E5 W
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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？ $ O. D- M# y6 x& l3 H
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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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) \0 D, L" N" NLH: 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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4 c) D: l, x( C: WLL: 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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% l+ d0 M6 u0 ]# uLL: 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。
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# e( W2 N! D6 n( R4 x" ULL: It's a long shot that my sister will come home to spend the vacation. She said she's going to Europe this summer. & H# Z |7 H& B. ]: S. I0 Q
4 o, t& o# z/ z# Y" X% X3 C+ FLH: 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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s, N: F$ y. t! ]9 lLL: You should definitely bring a bathing suit. 3 W. J! }! K$ Z
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LH: 那么，要不要带件毛衣呀？ 0 H" V! } M1 }& G' v% r: Y
$ L5 L1 H7 _ d! O% oLL：You could, but it's a long shot that you'll need it.
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! M1 Z9 g3 e3 s/ j. _( hLH: Larry，你准备好了吗？我们该出发了！
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, H! e6 H% v! QLL: 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. / B& l" S( D/ [
4 G; X, T) e6 u6 n, O z, fLH: 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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6 u0 F1 d; j& r: P; f8 u* HLL: Buzz is slang for what people are saying about a particular topic, person, or thing, not necessarily bad. ) J! f/ n3 F) }0 H' a6 H7 j0 g
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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？ & m* g* T- b3 }, \, M8 }3 h' v
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LL: Right. I brought that new Tom Cruise movie, too, because I know you've been wanting to see it. 8 p; T3 i; c9 b, 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。 5 Z3 j8 G* a$ x! M% r7 y! K/ c7 V
$ u0 `- }4 U0 x& U; hLL: 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。 3 U& c6 }& f h3 w8 |6 A
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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. K& K$ x6 s, u5 Z: U# T2 O: K
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！ 5 w5 c3 M+ i2 ~+ D: V& w; `, @
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LL: That's right!
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" u( G, ~' @% q. ?2 ~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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