影片對白I hope you've got a new angle because it's all pretty much been covered.

 

7. No relation 不是親戚。

8. He's given eight-to-one odds that she won't.

Odds 是“賠率”，eight-to-one 是一種分數賠率，UK常用。意思就是：下注$100，返回$800，實際贏利$700，寫作8/1，讀做eight-to-one或者eight-to-one against。

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美國花樣滑冰運動員 Peggy Gale Fleming

Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.

In 1961, when Fleming was 12 years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States figure skating team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. Fleming was subsequently coached by Carlo Fassi. She would be forced to define her own style in figure skating, a style that would lead to five US titles, three World titles and the gold medal in the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. Her award in Grenoble was singularly important for the American athletes and the nation as a whole, for this was the only gold medal that the US Olympic team won in the 1968 Winter Games. It signaled a return to American dominance in the sport of women's figure skating following the unprecedented tragedy of the 1961 plane crash.

Within six months, she would star in the first of five television specials. For several years she toured the US as a special guest star in the Ice Follies ice show, cheered on by huge crowds of admirers at certain large cities along the show's tour route. One of the memorable highlights during her ice shows was a solo skate in blue light to the music of "Ave Maria." Peggy Fleming has skated for four US presidents, and was a featured performer at the 1986 rededication of the Statue of Liberty. She has been a commentator on figure skating for ABC Sports for over 20 years, as well as a spokesperson for the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

In 1970, she married dermatologist Dr. Greg Jenkins (who as a young man had competed as an ice dancer). They live in the San Francisco Bay Area. They have two sons, Andy and Todd (born 1977 and 1988) and three grandsons.

Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. The cancer was detected in its early stages, and surgery was successful. She became a breast cancer activist who recommends not procrastinating and early detection. She stated: "If you catch most breast cancers early enough, it’s very treatable."

Fleming and her husband also own and operate Fleming Jenkins Vineyards & Winery in California. The winery produces close to 2,000 cases of wine a year with such brands as the $50 per bottle Choreography Cabernet and the $17 San Francisco Bay Syrah Rosé. Profits from the $20 a bottle Victories Rosé goes towards charities that support research towards breast cancer. (www.answers.com)

考考你

將下面的句子譯成漢語。

1. Excuse me, sir, I have a fact for you. An actual fact.

2. She swallowed her gum. She does that.

3. Get all that city grit out of your hair.

Runaway Bride《落跑新娘》精講之三 考考你 參考答案

1. 他們因為沒做家庭作業而被老師責備。

The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.

2. 他們的狗總是散養著。

That dog of theirs is on the loose all the time.

3. 請在主管面前為我美言幾句。

Please put in a good word for me with the supervisor.

4. 她匆忙捏造了一個借口。

She hastily cooked up an excuse.

 

影片對白I hope you've got a new angle because it's all pretty much been covered.

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(英語點津Annabel編輯)