Bob: Rags to riches, right? I read she was on the dole when she wrote the first book.
Yijun: Now look at her. She’s a billionaire.
Bob: I guess the true magic at work involved her computer rather than a wand and a broom.
Yijun: Now you can’t tell me you don’t like her story.
Bob: I get enough of Harry Potter from my children. Besides, I’m a Lord of the Rings man, myself.
Yijun: How can you compare them? Harry Potter is way better.
Bob: Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings fifty years before Harry Potter, thank you very much.

鲍伯：由穷至富吗？我看报导说她写第一本小说时靠领失业救济金过活。
怡君：现在看看她。她可是亿万富翁呢。
鲍伯：我猜她的计算机才有真正管用的魔法，而不是魔杖和扫帚。
怡君：你不能跟我说你不喜欢她的故事了。
鲍伯：我的小孩让我受够了《哈利波特》。此外，我自己是个《魔戒》迷。
怡君：你怎么能拿他们比在一起？《哈利波特》好太多了。
鲍伯：托尔金早《哈利波特》五十年就写了《魔戒》，谢谢你喔。

重点解说：
★ rags to riches 由穷至富。rag是指‘破烂衣衫’，比喻穷苦
★ on the dole 接受失业救济金的
★ billionaire (n.) 亿万富翁
★ involve (v.) 牵涉，包含
★ wand (n.) 魔杖
★ broom (n.) 扫帚
★ I’m a...man. 我是一个…迷。
★ compare (v.) 比较