Part 3 Heroes of the Five Rings 五環群英譜

Dialogue Script 1 對話原文1

Anne: Do you know something about Marion Jones?
David: Of course, she's my icon.
Anne: How coincidental! She's my idol, too.
David: She loves the 100 meter dash for its sweet burst of speed, but her favorite event is 200m.
Anne: She's going to embark on high-profile, high stakes, big-money quests.
David: She has the ability and the opportunity to become an international icon. She is the only female who can do that.
Anne: Yes, let's wish her success.

講解：

embark on something or doing something, 是開始做某事的意思,相當于start和begin這兩個詞.

Dialogue Script 2 對話原文2

Tom: Who is your favorite female tennis player?
Mary: Hingis. Since the sport was opened to professionals in 1968. She is the world number one who became tennis' youngest Grand Slam singles champion.
Tom: But I heard she lost in the final of the French Open.
Mary: So I was a little bit disappointed. By the way, who is your favorite female tennis player?
Tom: It's Hournikova. She came from Russia.
Mary: But she won't win the French Open. She is 15th in the world.
Tom: Who cares? She is so beautiful and sexy. That's enough.

講解:

這里涉及到了幾個著名的世界級網球比賽。Grand Slam 大滿貫，也就是溫布爾頓網球公開賽Wimbledon Open Tennis，該賽事于每年6月最后一周至7月初定期舉行，參加資格是按前一年在各種重大比賽中獲勝的得分累計而確定的。French Open法國網球公開賽。