基础英语轻松学【53】打鹅卵石=高尔夫！？
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="occur">occur</span>, <span word="happen">happen</span>,和<span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>的区别</p><p> 一想到高尔夫，人们就会想到<span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>乘喷气客机到世界各地比赛并赚进大把钞票。可你知道这项风靡世界的运动最初是怎样的吗？</p><p> 今天，我们就来了解高尔夫的故事</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span>（逐步形成） <span word="from">from</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humble">humble</span>（低下的、卑微的） <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span>（鹅卵石） <span word="around">around</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span>（沙丘） <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span>（通常一般地） <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span>（举行） <span word="in">in</span> 1682 <span word="between">between</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span>（大量生产） <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>（高尔夫球杆） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balls">balls</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span>（普通的） <span word="person">person</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>（买得起） <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p><p> 说一个人出身低微，可以说<span word="His">His</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="humble">humble</span>.如果一项运动最初只是一个很幼稚的游戏，也可以用类似的说法。高尔夫就是这样，它的前身（<span word="origins">origins</span>）就是<span word="as">as</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>.</p><p> <span word="asas">asas</span>意思是像一样，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pebble">pebble</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>就是就像拿着棍子在沙丘上打鹅卵石一样微不足道。这的确让人很难相信。（<span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>）</p>
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