從小就很感興趣
Ken and Mindy are classmates. They are chatting.
肯和敏迪是同學。他們正在聊天。
Ken: Hey Mindy, did you hear about that high school student from Taichung who won prizes in a balloon twisting contest in the U.S.?
肯：嘿，敏迪，你聽說過來自台中的那位高中生在美國的扭氣球比賽中得獎了嗎？
prize(n.)獎、獎賞、獎金
Mindy: Really? That’s incredible!
敏迪：真的嗎？太厲害了！
incredible(adj.)非常出色的、很棒的
Ken: Yeah, his name is Yen Jui-chun. He won first place with his alligator sculpture and third place with his parrot.
肯：對啊，他叫顏睿軍。他以鱷魚造型贏得了第一名，並以鸚鵡造型獲得了第三名。
Mindy: Wow, that’s impressive! How did he come up with those designs?
敏迪：哇，太了不起了！他是怎麼想到那些設計的呢？
impressive(adj.)了不起的、令人印象深刻的come up with想到、想出design(n.)(v.)設計
Ken: He said he got the ideas from a book he read. Plus, he’s been into balloons since he was a kid, learning how to twist them on his own.
肯：他說他從一本他讀過的書中得到了靈感。再加上他從小就對氣球很感興趣，自學如何扭氣球。
plus(conj.)而且be into sth.熱衷、喜歡～on one’s own獨自=by oneself
Mindy: That’s really cool. I’ve always wanted to learn balloon twisting, but I never knew where to start.
敏迪：那真的太酷了。我一直想學扭氣球，但不知道從哪裡開始。
Ken: Same here! We should check out some online guides and give it a shot together sometime.
肯：我也一樣！我們應該查查一些線上教學，找時間一起試試。
check out查看guide(n.)指南、指導、指引travel guide旅行手冊tour guide導遊give sth. a shot試試看
Mindy: That sounds like fun! We could create our own balloon animals just like Yen did.
敏迪：聽起來很有趣！我們可以像顏睿軍一樣製作自己的氣球動物。
create(v.)創造、製作
Ken: Definitely! Let`s give it a try and see what we can come up with.
肯：當然！我們來試試看，看看能做出什麼來。