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Shot put is an Olympic sport.

推铅球是一项奥林匹克运动

You throw a small but heavy metal ball as far as you can.

是指把一个又小又重的金属球扔的尽量远一些

LONG SHOT

远投 风险大的赌注

I bought a lottery ticket.

我买了张彩票

You know the chances of winning are very small.

你知道中奖的几率很小吧

I know. Very, very small.

我知道 极其渺茫哦

What I mean is... you're not going to win.

我是说 你不会中奖的

I know it's a long shot. But the top prize is $35 million.

我知道这个风险很大 但头等奖是3500万美元

$35 million? Later! Where are you going? to buy all the tickets!

3500万美元？晚点聊 你去哪儿呀 买断所有彩票

A "long shot" is something that has little chance of succeeding.

"long shot"是指成功几率很小的事

You may not expect to succeed, but long shots can be worth trying.

你可能并没指望能成功 但风险大的赌注是值得一试的

People who follow horse racing use this expression a lot.

关注赛马的人会经常使用这个表达

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