CRI English Unit 5:The Olympics And Beijing 奥运与北京[2]

Part 3 Heroes of the Five Rings 五环群英谱 

Dialogue Script 1 对话原文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.

讲解：

embark on something or doing something, 是开始做某事的意思,相当于start和begin这两个词.

Dialogue Script 2 对话原文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.

讲解:

这里涉及到了几个著名的世界级网球比赛。Grand Slam 大满贯，也就是温布尔顿网球公开赛Wimbledon Open Tennis，该赛事于每年6月最后一周至7月初定期举行，参加资格是按前一年在各种重大比赛中获胜的得分累计而确定的。French Open法国网球公开赛。