
教練的努力得到回報
Fiona and Joseph are sports majors. They are having a conversation.
菲奧娜和約瑟夫是體育系的學生。他們正在對話。
major(n.)主修生(adj.)主要的
Joseph: Hi Fiona, did you hear about the young girl who couldn’t go to the WAKO Youth World Kickboxing Championships?
約瑟夫:嗨,菲奧娜,你聽說過那位無法參加WAKO青少年拳踢世界錦標賽的小女孩嗎?
Fiona: No, I didn’t. What happened?
菲奧娜:沒有呢,發生了什麼事?
Joseph: It’s quite a touching story. A coach named Xander wanted to take some young athletes from Taiwan to Hungary for the games. But they didn’t have enough money, so they might have to leave one of the kids behind.
約瑟夫:故事很感人。一位叫Xander的教練原本打算帶幾位台灣小選手去匈牙利參加比賽,但因為經費不足,他們可能需要忍痛割捨一名小選手。
enough(adj.)足夠的(adv.)足夠地leave behind留下
Fiona: That’s sad. How did the coach deal with it?
菲奧娜:真令人很難過。教練怎麼處理的?
deal with處理、應對、解決=handle=take care of sth.
Joseph: Well, Xander tried to get money on social media. At first, things were slow, and he felt bad about possibly having to cut one of the kids. But then, many people helped, and they got enough money.
約瑟夫:Xander嘗試通過社群媒體募款。起初進展不如預期,他也很擔心需要刪減名額。但最終募款成功,大家的支持讓他鬆了一口氣。
in the beginning一開始possibly(adv.)可能possible(adj.)可能的=likely
Fiona: That’s great to hear. It’s amazing how people can come together to help.
菲奧娜:真是太好了。大家可以一起幫忙真的很棒。
Joseph: Definitely. Xander was very happy and thanked everyone for their help. Now he’s helping the kids get ready for the games.
約瑟夫:對啊。Xander很高興,也感謝大家的幫助。他現在正專心幫孩子們備賽。
thank(v.)感謝get ready for…為某事做好準備
Fiona: I’m glad it worked out. It’s great that all the kids can go now.
菲奧娜:很高興事情圓滿解決。小選手們能夠參賽真是太棒了。
work out解決問題、鍛鍊身體、事情的進展