Advanced Listening Lesson 24

A: "Hey Jason. What are you doing this Friday?"

B: "I'm going to go to the driving range cause I'm playing golf on Saturday."

A: "You're golfing without me? What's up with that?"

B: "Sorry man, but we already have a foursome. I'm going with a couple of guys from work."

A: "Where are you playing?"

B: "Washington National. Have you been there yet?"

A: "I've been there a couple of times. It's a great course. You know the Huskies play there right?"

B: "I didn't know that. Is it a hard course?"

A: "It's pretty challenging. But it all depends on which tee you play from."

B: "What are you shooting these days?"

A: "I'm still hovering¹ around a bogey² game."

B: "Still better than me. I'm still trying to hit a bogey game. Do you want to hit the driving range with me?"

A: "I can't this Friday. I'm playing basketball with the guys that night."

B: "At night?"

A: "Yeah. We're playing indoors at a school gymnasium."

B: "What's the occasion?"

A: "Just a small league I play on. Nothing special."

B: "I'm too short to play basketball."

A: "You're not that short. Plus, we have a couple of guys who are the same height as you. They're awesome³ players."

B: "I never got into basketball. It's fun and all, but maybe I'm just not good at it."

A: "It's still great exercise. I get a better workout from basketball than I do from the treadmill⁴."

B: "That's true."

1 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

2 bogey   

n.令人谈之变色之物；妖怪，幽灵

参考例句：

• The universal bogey is AIDS.艾滋病是所有人唯恐避之不及的东西。
• Age is another bogey for actresses.年龄是另一个让女演员头疼的问题。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 treadmill   

n.踏车；单调的工作

参考例句：

• The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
• Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。