Golf
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Greatest Chip.
(原始内容存档于2018-09-21). Cable of Course the Great Chip.
4 Amateurs and Professionals.
4 业余和专业人员。
5 Golf Around the World.
5高尔夫环球.
6 The Birth of Golf.
6 高尔夫诞生。
7 Playing the Game.
页:1 玩游戏
9 Golf Legends.
9高尔夫传奇.
14 Unusual Hazards.
14 不寻常的危害。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Larry Mize’s winning shot in the 1987 Masters Tournament has been described as the greatest chip in golf history.
16 拉里·米泽在1987年"大师赛"上打入的入球被描述为高尔夫历史上最伟大的芯片.
The Greatest Chip It’s the final day of the 1987 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
最伟大的芯片 1987年奥古斯塔国家高尔夫俱乐部总决赛当天,
Larry Mize, a relative newcomer, has a challenge in front of him—he has to hit his ball over a patch of tall grass and onto the putting green.
拉里·米兹(Larry Mize), 相对新人,
He takes a few calming practice swings before hitting a flawless chip shot, propelling the ball in an arc over the tall grass.
他在打出一发无瑕的芯片前,先用几道平和的练习来摇摆,将球推进到高地草地上的弧形上.
The ball bounces a few times before rolling onto the putting green and directly into the coveted hole.
球弹出几次后再滚入放入绿地并直接打入所爱好的洞.
Larry Mize wins the tournament!
拉里·米泽赢得了比赛!
The crowd goes wild!
人群疯狂了!
At first glance, observers of golf may think that whacking a ball into a hole in the ground is a fairly simple task, but nothing could be further from the truth.
乍一看,高尔夫球的观察者可能认为将一球打入地上的一个洞是一项相当简单的任务,但与事实完全不符。
To excel at golf, players need patience, balance, focus, and abundant practice.
为了在高尔夫球上表现优异,球员需要耐心,平衡,专注和丰富的练习.
Amateurs and Professionals More than sixty million amateurs around the world enjoy golf for recreation.
业余和专业人员 全世界有6000多万业余爱好者享受高尔夫球来娱乐.
An estimated 23 million Americans were playing the sport in 2013, practicing on private or public golf courses across the country.
2013年,估计有2 300万美国人在体育运动,在全国各地的私人或公共高尔夫球场上练习。
Some golf courses can be expensive, but there are also plenty of affordable public courses.
一些高尔夫球场可能很昂贵,但也有许多负担得起的公共课程.
Beginners can also find junior or collegiate golf programs, which offer young people opportunities to learn, practice, or compete.
初学者还可以找到初级高尔夫或联谊会高尔夫课程,为年轻人提供学习、练习或竞争的机会。
A small number of professional golfers compete full-time in tournaments and earn their income from prize money and endorsements.
有少数职业高尔夫球手在联赛中全职参赛,从奖金和背书中赚取收入.
Top men’s pro golfers compete in the U.
顶级男子高尔夫球员在U竞技.
S.
师曰.
-based Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour as well as the European Tour, the Japan Golf Tour, and several others.
- 高尔夫专业协会 巡回赛以及欧洲巡回赛,日本高尔夫巡回赛等多场比赛.
Top women’s pro golfers from around the world compete in the U.
来自世界各地的顶级女子职业高尔夫选手在U竞技.
S.
师曰.
-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.
- 女子高尔夫职业协会巡回赛。
The Champions Tour is a men’s tournament for pro golfers over age fifty, while the Legends Tour is for female pros over forty-five.
冠军巡回赛是为50岁以上职业高尔夫球员举办的男子锦标赛,而"传奇之旅"则是为45岁以上职业女子举办的.
In addition, men’s and women’s golf each have several top professional tournaments, called majors.
此外,男子高尔夫和女子高尔夫各有好几次顶级职业联赛,称为"大赛".
Winning a tour or a major brings prestige as well as money.
赢得巡演或大赛既能带来声望,又能带来金钱.
Most professional golfers earn a living by teaching golf or operating golf courses or clubs.
大多数职业高尔夫球手靠教高尔夫或经营高尔夫球场或俱乐部来谋生.
PACIFIC OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN Countries with the Most Golf Courses 1.
具有高尔夫课程的太平洋大洋洲印度洋国家 1.
United States (17,672) 2.
美国(17 672美元) 2. 联合国
United Kingdom (2,752) 3.
联合王国(2 752) 3 (中文(简体) ).
Japan (2,442) 4.
日本(2 442) 4. 国家
Canada (2,300) 5.
加拿大(2,300) 5.
Australia (1,500) 6.
澳大利亚(1 500) 6. 国家
Germany (684) 7.
德国(684) 7.
France (559) 8.
法国(559) 8.
China (500) 9.
中国 (500) 9.
Sweden (480) 10.
瑞典(480) 10.
South Africa (450) Countries and Numbers of Golf Courses Golf Around the World People play golf in more than 130 countries around the world, but it is especially popular in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan.
南非(450个) 高尔夫球道的国家和编号 高尔夫球道环绕世界人在世界130多个国家打高尔夫球,但在美国,大不列颠和日本尤其受欢迎.
The United States has more golf courses by far than any other country.
美国的高尔夫球场远比任何其他国家都多.
However, when you compare each country’s population with the number of golf courses it has, Scotland has the most, followed by New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland.
然而,当你将每个国家的人口与其高尔夫球场的数量进行比较时,苏格兰的球场最多,其次是新西兰、澳大利亚和爱尔兰。
In addition to outdoor courses, many locations have indoor digital golf simulators where golfers can improve their skills.
除户外课程外,许多地点还设有室内数字高尔夫模拟器,高尔夫球手可以提高自己的技能.
The dimpled surface on golf balls became a standard feature in the 1940s.
高尔夫球上凹陷的表面在1940年代成为了标准特征.
The dimples help a balls fly higher and farther.
酒窝帮助一个球飞得更高更远。
The Birth of Golf Modern golf began in Scotland in the 1400s.
高尔夫现代高尔夫的诞生始于1400年代的苏格兰.
The sport probably migrated to England in the early 1600s and spread to Australia, India, and other British colonies soon after.
该运动可能于1600年代初期迁移到英国并不久后传播到澳大利亚,印度等英国殖民地.
By the late 1800s, golf had become popular around the world.
到1800年代后期,高尔夫球已经在全世界流行.
Some historians think the first golf balls were made of wood.
一些历史学家认为最早的高尔夫球是用木制而成.
They were replaced in the early 1600s by feather-filled leather balls—“featheries”— which were costly and easily damaged.
在1600年代初期,它们被充有羽毛的皮球所取而代之的是 " Feathies " ,这些皮球费用昂贵,很容易被损坏。
Golfers used clubs with wooden heads to reduce the damage to balls, but the high cost of featheries prevented most people from playing golf.
高尔夫球员用有木头的球杆来减少球体的损伤,但羽毛球的高昂成本使大多数人无法打高尔夫.
In 1848, manufacturers invented a rubbery type of ball, the “gutty,” using dried, heat-molded tree sap.
1848年,制造商发明了一种橡胶型球,即使用干燥而有热力的树苗的"厚".
More people began to play because the balls were more affordable, and their increased durability allowed golfers to begin using iron- headed clubs.
更多的人开始打球,因为球更能负担得起,而他们的更耐用性使高尔夫球手开始使用由铁头的球会.
Modern rubber-core balls wrapped in rubber thread first appeared in 1898 and were popular because they flew farther.
被橡胶线包裹的现代橡胶核球最早出现于1898年,并因其飞得更远而受欢迎.
Playing the Game Golf requires calculation and concentration.
玩游戏高尔夫需要计算和集中.
Golfers hit a small, hard ball with different kinds of sticks, or clubs.
高尔夫球手用不同种类的棍子打出一个小而坚硬的球,或称"俱乐部".
The goal of the game is to move the ball great distances through the air, and then shorter distances on the ground, into a small hole in the ground with the fewest strokes, or hits.
比赛的目标是将球从空中大相径庭地移动出,再将地上更短相距,以最少的中风入地上的一个小洞,或打入.
Golfers play on a golf course, which is a large area of land that is carefully mowed and trimmed to define the sections of each hole.
高尔夫球员在高尔夫球场上打球,高尔夫球场是一块被精心割去并修剪以定义每个洞的部分的大片地.
The sport of golf uses the word hole in two different ways.
高尔夫球运动用词"洞"有两种不同的方式.
One type of hole is the small hole into which golfers hit the ball; the other is each of the nine or eighteen sections of the course.
一种类型的洞是高尔夫球手所打入的小洞;另一种是课程的九段或十八段各一个.
Each section, or hole, has a teeing ground, where golfers often place the ball on a small peg, called a tee, to hit it toward the hole.
每个区段,或者说洞,都有一个平地,高尔夫球手经常把球放入一个叫"平地"的小桩上去打入洞口.
The fairway is the long stretch of grass over which the ball travels on its way to the hole.
仙道是花地上花地上花地上花花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地上花地
The area right around the hole is the putting green, or simply the green.
洞周围的区域是绿地,或者简单的绿地。
Because of the long distance from the tee to the hole— between 100 and 600 yards (91–549 m)—it usually takes several strokes to get the ball there.
由于从被子到被子洞的距离很长——从100到600码(91–549米)之间,通常要用多下打来将球带到那里.
Wooden tees pushed into the ground steady golf balls on the teeing green.
木头球被推入地上 平稳地打高尔夫球 在地上打出绿地
This hole is almost surrounded by water and rough, with a large bunker as well.
这个洞几乎被水和粗糙所包围,还有一个大地堡.
Other holes might have fewer hazards.
其他洞可能危害较小。
To make the game more challenging, most sections of the golf course have hazards—various types of obstacles that golfers try to avoid.
让比赛更具挑战性, 高尔夫球场的大部分部分都有危险,
Getting a ball out of a hazard may require extra strokes, which is bad for a golfer’s game.
让球脱离危险可能需要多打一通,这对高尔夫球员的比赛不利.
The two main types of hazards are bunkers and water hazards.
两种主要的危害是地堡和水害.
Each of a golf course’s holes also has a rough— an outer area that often has longer grass as well as shrubs and trees.
每个高尔夫球场的洞也有一个粗糙的 -- -- 外出地段往往有更长的草地以及灌木和树木。
Getting the ball out of the rough is more difficult because the less manicured grass makes it harder to hit the ball cleanly, and the shrubs and trees can interfere with a shot.
将球从粗糙地取出比较困难,因为磨损较少的花草会使球更难被打得干净,而灌木和树能干扰一发.
A golf game usually involves playing eighteen holes, so it’s common for golf courses to have eighteen holes with unique layouts.
高尔夫球比赛通常涉及打出18个洞,因此高尔夫球场通常有18个有独特布局的洞.
On golf courses with only nine holes, golfers sometimes play the entire course twice.
在只有9个洞的高尔夫球场上,高尔夫球手有时会打出全场两次.
A golf swing has three parts: backswing, downswing, and upswing.
高尔夫秋千有三部分:回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋回旋
A good golf swing requires careful attention to many different factors.
良好的高尔夫摇摆需要认真关注许多不同的因素.
Each hole is given a rating, called the par, based on the distance of the hole from the tee placement.
每个孔都根据孔口与出孔相去相去相去相去甚远,被评为平分.
Par is the ideal number of strokes needed to get the ball into the hole.
Par是将球打入洞口所需的最理想的中风次数.
Most holes are rated three, four, or five par, and great golfers sometimes use even fewer strokes.
大多数洞被评为三分,四分或五分,伟大的高尔夫球手有时使用更少的中风.
Adding up par for all eighteen holes yields a score called par for the course.
加上所有18个洞的平分 就能得到一个叫平分的分数
A typical course has a par of seventy-two strokes.
典型的航道有七十二分之一
At the end of a game, golfers who play together—usually in a group of two to four—compare their totals for the entire course, and the person with the lowest score wins.
在一场比赛结束时,共同出场的高尔夫球手——通常分为2至4个小组——将他们的全场总比分相提并论,得分最低的人获胜.
Golfers can also play alone to practice the mechanics of their swing and improve their score against par or over their earlier scores on the same course.
高尔夫球员还可以单独出场练习起起跑的力学,并在同一赛道上提高分数比平分或高于更早的分数.
There are four main types of clubs.
俱乐部主要有四种类型.
Golfers use: • irons for shorter shots • woods/fairway metals to hit the ball long distances • wedges for short, high shots or to get the ball out of the sand • putters to roll the ball once it is on the green The first three types have numerous clubs with heads of different shapes that affect how high the ball goes.
高尔夫球员使用: 更短镜头用铁 · 树林/公平金属来打出球去长距离 · 短镜头取出高镜头取出球去取出沙子 · 一旦球被打入绿地就投出球 前三种类型有众多有不同形状头部的俱乐部,会影响球去向多高.
Golf Clubs iron wood wedge putter In golf, the score is calculated by comparing the number of strokes to par.
高尔夫球会:铁木楔式推杆 在高尔夫球中,分数通过将中风数与平分相提并论来计算.
A score of one stroke over par on a hole is a bogey, and two strokes over par is a double bogey.
一分一分一分一分一分一分一分二分二分二分一分二分一分二分一分二分一分一分一分一分一分二分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分
A score of one stroke under par is a birdie, and two strokes under par is an eagle.
一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分二分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分一分
If a golfer hits a single perfect shot the entire distance from the teeing ground to the hole, it’s a hole in one and a cause for celebration.
如果一个高尔夫球手打出一个从地上到地上整个距离的完美一发,
It can take between three and five hours to play a round of golf, or eighteen holes.
要打一回合高尔夫球,或打出十八个洞,需要三到五个小时.
People who golf recreationally often ride the course in golf carts, while professional golfers are required to walk the entire course as they move from one hole to the next.
休闲地打高尔夫的人常常会乘坐高尔夫车去上课程,而职业高尔夫球手则需要在从一个洞到另一个洞移动的过程中走出整个课程.
Helpers called caddies carry their clubs.
帮手叫凯蒂斯 带着他们的俱乐部
Golfers wear loose clothing that allows them to move, a glove to help them grip clubs, and shoes with spikes.
高尔夫球员穿着能让他们移动的松散服装,一副手套来帮助他们抓起球杆,并穿有钉子的鞋子.
Course etiquette is an important part of the game.
课程礼仪是游戏的重要组成部分.
Golfers respect the level of concentration it takes to make a good shot.
高尔夫球员尊重能打出好球的集中程度.
They are careful not to distract other golfers with loud conversation or noise, and they stand back whenever someone is getting ready to take a swing.
他们注意不要用高尔夫球员的大声谈话或噪音来分散他们的注意力,每当有人准备去挥棒时,他们就会退后.
If a golfer sees that an airborne ball he or she has hit is flying toward another person or group on the course, the golfer yells “Fore!”
如果高尔夫球手看到自己所打到的空降球正飞向航道上的其他人或团体,高尔夫球手就喊出"Fore!
to warn them to watch out.
警告他们小心
Another aspect of course etiquette is replacing divots— chunks of grass knocked loose by a golf club.
当然,礼仪的另一个方面是取而代之的是被高尔夫球会打倒的地盘。
Courteous golfers make sure they leave the golf course in good condition for the next players.
礼遇高尔夫球员确保离开高尔夫球场,为下一位球员保持良好的状态.
Golf Legends Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the “Golden Bear,” is generally considered the greatest golfer in the history of the sport.
高尔夫传说人物杰克·尼克劳斯(Jack Nicklaus,昵称"金熊")被普遍认为是运动史上最伟大的高尔夫球手.
During his professional career, from 1961 to 2005, he won over one hundred competitions, including a record-setting six Masters Tournaments among a total of eighteen majors.
在职业生涯中,从1961年到2005年,他共赢得了100多场比赛,其中包括在总共18个大项中创纪录的6次大师赛.
Patty Berg’s professional golfing career began in 1940, after she had already won twenty-nine amateur titles.
帕蒂·伯格的职业高尔夫球生涯从1940年开始,此前她已经获得了29个业余头衔.
As a professional, she won an impressive sixty tournaments and fifteen major titles, and as one of the founders of the LPGA and its first president, she helped open doors for women in professional golf.
作为一名职业选手,她赢得了令人印象深刻的60个联赛和15个大称号,而她作为LPGA的创始人之一及其首任会长,帮助职业高尔夫球界的女性打开了大门.
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods is considered by many to be one of the greatest golfers currently playing.
许多人认为,埃尔德里克·通特·“老虎”·伍兹是目前最伟大的高尔夫球手之一。
His talents were evident by the time he was eight, and he became a professional golfer in 1996 at the age of twenty.
他的才华从他8岁时就已经很明显了,他于1996年20岁时成为了职业高尔夫球手.
The following year, he won the Masters Tournament, becoming the youngest man to earn the title.
次年他入选了"大师赛",成为获得冠军最年轻的男子.
He currently has more career victories on the PGA Tour than any other active player.
他目前在PGA巡回赛的职业生涯胜利率高于其他现役球员.
The 2008 Women’s World Cup in South Africa was interrupted by baboons.
2008年南非女子世界杯被 b子打断.
Unusual Hazards Golfers are aware of bunkers and ponds, but sometimes they encounter unexpected hazards as well.
异常危险 高尔夫球员知道地堡和池塘,但有时也会遇到出乎意料的危害.
A baboon ran down a fairway at the 2014 Nedbank Challenge in South Africa, and a herd of kangaroos hopped around the course during the 2013 Women’s Australian Open.
一群袋鼠在2013年澳洲女子公开赛期间,
No doubt the most unusual setting ever was.
毫无疑问,最不寻常的情况是。
the Moon!
月亮来了!
Astronaut Alan Shepard went to the Moon in 1971 and hit a few golf balls while he was there.
宇航员艾伦·谢帕德于1971年去月球,在月球期间打入了几个高尔夫球.
Few players will ever experience golfing on the Moon or with baboons, but the ancient sport of golf is available to anyone with a club and a golf ball.
很少有球员会在月球上或用 b来体验高尔夫球,但是古老的高尔夫球运动可以提供给任何有俱乐部和高尔夫球的人.
With lots of practice, young players will learn what millions of golfers and at least one astronaut already know: golf is out of this world!
年轻球员们通过多番练习,将学会数百万高尔夫球手和至少一位宇航员已经知道的东西:高尔夫球已经出世了!