Are you going to the rugby match tomorrow evening?
Yeah, I managed to get tickets through work.- That was a stroke of luck. The match is sold out.
- I know tickets were like gold dust!
- So what do you think will happen?
- What are our chances?
- Well, France is playing well this season,
- but I really hope we’ll be the stronger team.
- Me, too.
- The commentators say we’re the favourites though.
- I really hope they’re right.
- We’ve no injured players and they’re all super fit.
- A clear win would set us up well for the rest of the 6 Nations.
- It’ll be a good night anyway.
- Absolutely!
stroke of luck
："stroke of luck"は"very lucky"の意味。「とても幸運な」
like gold dust
："like gold dust"は"very precious"の意味。「とても貴重な」
favourites
："favourites"は｢お気に入り｣の意味。この場合、「（競馬・競技の）本命、人気チーム｣という意味。アイルランド英語では英英語・豪英語と同様に"favourites"と綴る。米英語では"favorites"。
super fit
："super fit"は"well prepared"の意味。「万全な状態である」
clear win
："clear win"は"clear victory"の意味。「圧勝」