大家说英语 第617期:打高尔夫球(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Tina: How many holes does this golf course have?

蒂娜：这座高尔夫球场有几洞？

James: It has 18. Most golf courses do.

詹姆斯：有18洞。大多数的高尔夫球场都是这样。

Tina: Oh, OK.

蒂娜：哦，好的。

James: The goal of the game is to get the ball into the hole. You have to strike the ball with a club.

詹姆斯：这项运动的目标是要把球打进洞里。你必须用球杆打球。

Tina: That sounds easy.

蒂娜：听起来很简单。

James: It's not. You only have a few strokes² to do it.

詹姆斯：其实不简单，你只能打几杆而已。

Tina: How many?

蒂娜：几杆？

James: Usually just three, four or five.

詹姆斯：通常只有三、四或五杆。

Conversation B

对话B

Tina: Golf isn't an easy game.

蒂娜：高尔夫球不是一项轻松的运动。

James: It's not, but it's fun! You must hit your ball onto the green. You must also avoid the sand and water traps³.

詹姆斯：的确不容易，可是很好玩！你必须把球打到果岭上，也必须避开沙坑和水池。

Tina: Can you get the ball into the hole with one stroke¹?

蒂娜：有可能一杆就把球打进洞里吗？

James: Yes. That's called a hole in one. But it's hard to do that. You have to aim carefully.

詹姆斯：有可能，那样叫做一杆进洞。可是很难做到，你必须仔细瞄准。

Tina: Well, I'm going to try!

蒂娜：没关系，我要试试看！

James: Good. Now let's play!

詹姆斯：很好，开球吧！

1 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

2 strokes   

中风； a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.； （游泳或划船的）划( stroke的名词复数 )； 中风； （打、击等的）一下； （成功的）举动

参考例句：

• Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚，笔画要匀。
• To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法，你试试用另一种握拍方法。

3 traps   

n.随身携带物，随身行李；圈套( trap的名词复数 )；（对付人的）计谋；（练习射击用的）抛靶器；（捕捉动物的）夹子v.诱骗( trap的第三人称单数 )；使受限制；困住；使（水与气体等）分离

参考例句：

• The stock market is full of traps for the unwary. 对无风险意识的人而言，股票市场充满了陷阱。
• No. Not in regular government pay and employment, to lay traps? 没有这种想法。不是受雇于政府、接受正规津贴、陷害他人么？ 来自英汉文学 - 双城记