VOA常速英语2008年-Randhawa Leads Indian Masters Golf by 2

By VOA Sports
Washington, DC
07 February 2008

Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa has a two-stroke lead over two other players after the first round of the Indian Masters golf tournament in Delhi, the European PGA Tour's first event on the subcontinent.

Randhawa had two eagles and three birdies in his round of 7-under-par 65.

England's Richard Finch¹ is tied with Irishman Damien McGrane for second place at 5-under-par, 67. Finch had an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys² in his round, while McGrane had seven birdies and two bogeys.

World number four Ernie Els of South Africa struggled on the Delhi Golf Club Course, firing a 3-over-par 75. The South African is part of a group of players tied for 77th place, 10 strokes off the lead.

Els is looking to bounce back from his final-round collapse³ in last week's Dubai Desert classic, where he finished tied for third place after bogeying the final hole.

Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

1 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

2 bogeys   

n.妖怪，可怕的人（物）( bogey的名词复数 )v.妖怪，可怕的人（物）( bogey的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Bogeys appear to be heading directly at us. 我们现在左转，面向150，偏离敌机30度。 来自互联网
• Movement is powered by hidden electric motors on 'bogeys' integrated into the wall thickness. 运动是由电动机的隐藏'忌'融入壁厚。 来自互联网

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。