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