A: Did you watch the US Open? Tennis superstar Serena Williams will retire after the tournament.
B: That’s a pity. She is one of my favorite women’s tennis players.
A: Serena won her first grand slam title at the US Open in 1999, and during her illustrious career has won a total of 23 Grand Slam titles.
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B: Yep, she won the Australian Open seven times, the French Open three times, Wimbledon seven times and the US Open six times.
A: Her sister, Venus Williams, is also amazing: she has seven grand slam titles to her name.
B: I love watching the Williams sisters competing against each other, it’s always a wonderful spectacle.
A: 你有看美國網球公開賽嗎？網球天后小威廉斯打完這次美網就要退休了！
B: 真可惜，她是我最崇拜的女網選手之一。
A: 小威1999年在美網拿下首座大滿貫冠軍，生涯中總共贏得二十三座大滿貫金盃。
B: 對啊，包括七次澳網冠軍、三次法網冠軍、七次溫網冠軍、六次美網冠軍。
A: 她的姊姊大威廉斯也很厲害唷，贏得七座大滿貫金盃。
B: 我最喜歡看她們姊妹互相對戰，每次都超精彩。
（Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩
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A: Apart from singers Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and Peter Frampton, who else was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? B: The other inductees were Kool and the Gang, Dave Matthews, Foreigner and A Tribe Called Quest. A: All four of those bands are awesome. B: Also, Dionne Warwick received an award for musical excellence. A: Wow! Isn’t she the late pop diva Whitney Houston’s cousin? They both have the greatest voices. A: 除了雪兒、瑪麗J.、奧茲奧斯朋、彼得佛萊姆頓，還有誰入選「搖滾名人堂」？ B: 還有庫爾夥伴合唱團、大衛馬修樂團、外國人合唱團、探索一族。 A: 這4個樂團都很棒耶。 B: 狄昂華維克則榮獲「音樂卓越獎」！ A: 哇，她不是已故天后惠妮休斯頓的表姊嗎？兩姊妹都是美聲天后。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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