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Lesson 3 Sports Stars
第三課 體育明星
Venus and Serena Williams are sisters.
維納斯和塞麗娜·威廉姆斯是姐妹。
They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other!
她們都是網球選手，經常要互為對手！
Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.
維納斯目前排名世界11位，她的妹妹塞麗娜已經升到第三位。
The two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California.
這兩姐妹出生在加利福尼亞一個貧困、危險的區域。
It was full of drugs and violence.
到處充滿了毒品和暴力。
In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis
在最近一次采訪中，維納斯談到一次她和塞麗娜正在練習網球時，
and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air.
卻因為空中飛起子彈不得不跑掉藏起來。
Finally, in 1991, the sisters and their family moved to a safer area
終于在1991年，兩姐妹和家人搬到了一個更安全些的地方，
and since then they have never looked back.
并從此不再回首。
The sisters' father, Richard, started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children.
兩姐妹的父親理查德在維納斯和塞麗娜還是小孩子的時候就開始訓練她們。
He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other.
他對自己的女兒總是很嚴厲，努力訓練她們互相對戰。
Brandi, the sister's mother, taught her daughters at home
這對姐妹的母親布蘭迪在家教她的女兒們，
so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.
這樣她們就能在發展網球生涯的同時完成高中學業。
Today, both sisters are studying design at college.
今天，這兩姐妹都在大學學設計。
They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.
她們已經表示出了在結束網球生涯后，對從事設計工作的濃厚興趣。
The sisters' road to success has been amazing.
這對姐妹的成功之路一直令人驚異。
The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996.
維納斯第一次參見大賽是在1996年。
Since then, she has won the Wimbledon and the US Open twice.
此后她兩度在溫布爾登及美國公開賽獲獎。
Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress.
塞麗娜一直在繼續提高并取得了顯著進步。
In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003,
在1999年和2000年，她在美國公開賽上獲得了獎項，并在2002年和2003年，
she was the women's singles champion at Wimbledon.
成為了溫布爾登女單冠軍。
Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters?
姐妹之間有沒有因為網球出現過問題？
Fortunately, no. "We've played each other before and it hasn't worried us yet!" says Venus.
幸運的是，沒有。維納斯說：“我們以前對打過，這還沒讓我們煩惱！”
"If she wins," Serena jokes, "Mama says she has to do the dishes!"
“如果她贏了，”塞麗娜開玩笑說道：“媽媽說她就必須洗碗！”
