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礼节美语 Taking up Golf I

Mark在公司门口看见同事Robert.

Mark: Hey Robert...going on vacation? Looks like you're planning on doing some golfing.

Robert: Yes, I will be playing golf, but I'm not going on vacation. I'm meeting up our New York office's senior management team. We'll be playing a few rounds and going over the merger plans.

M: Really? So when did you take up the sport?

R: Around two years ago I began to realize that if I could get on the golf course with other senior executives, it could open a lot of doors for me. At first I didn't really enjoy it, but now I'm almost a golf fanatic.

Robert要跟纽约办公室的高层主管打高尔夫 play a few rounds，同时讨论并购的事。

Mark 问他是什么时候开始打高尔夫球的，这里用的动词是 take up, to take up sth. 意思是开始做某件事情。Robert说，他两年前开始觉得，打高尔夫 could open a lot of doors for me. 可以帮助自己打开很多大门，得到更多机会。Robert说，他刚开始打的时候也不太喜欢，但现在已经快变成 golf fanatic 了。fanatic is spelled f-a-n-a-t-i-c, fanatic 是指对某件事疯狂的人，比如，a jazz fanatic 爵士乐迷，a basketball fanatic 篮球迷。Mark 听后说：

M: I see. So you meet a lot of business executives on the course, huh?

R: Yeah, definitely. It's a good way to network.

M: Isn't golf really expensive?

R: To be perfectly honest, golf is a bit of a status symbol...and yes...it can be an expensive game. There are green fees, caddy fees and charges for renting the golf cart.

M: But the business opportunities are worth it.

R: Absolutely. I read somewhere that a high percentage of senior business executives play golf.

M: It sounds like it's almost mandatory to learn golf if you want to climb the corporate ladder.

Robert 说自己在高尔夫球场上能遇到很多商业界高层主管。这里说的 on the course 指的就是 golf course. It's a good way to network. 打高尔夫球是认识人，积累人脉的好办法，network在这里是动词，意思是建立人际关系。打高尔夫球确实需要钱，要交 green fees球场费;caddy fees球童费，cart rental fees 租车费，但是能认识更多的人，得到更多机会，还是值得的。Mark说，看来，如果想在企业里升迁 climb the corporate ladder 就必须学打高尔夫球。

R: Networking is a big plus....but I think another reason executives enjoy the golf course is that it gives them an excuse to get out in the fresh air and connect with nature.

M: I can understand that. If you turn off your cell phone or Blackberry you can hear birds chirping and enjoy a fresh breeze. It's a nice break from a hectic office.

R: It is a good way to recharge, but you're right: golf primarily is a social sport. You get a chance to talk and get to know people on a different level on the golf course than you do in the boardroom.

公司高层愿意出去打高尔夫球，除了建立人脉以外，也是为了能离开 hectic office 忙碌的办公室，投入大自然的怀抱，It's a good way to recharge. 是个充电的好办法。Robert 觉得，高尔夫主要还是一种 social sport 社交型运动，让你在董事会议事厅以外，换个环境，换个层面，在高尔夫球场上去彼此了解。

B: I tried golf once, but I'm not a huge fan. I think it's just SO S-L-O-W.. and plus it's relatively expensive compared to other sports!

A: Maybe you should try again when you are older! You are too young to see the beauty of golf! 好啦，说完高尔夫，咱们再去了解一个体育用语，爆冷门!

Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Jimmy要问的：爆冷门

Jimmy: Jessica, 昨天看学校的足球比赛了吗?爆了个大冷门儿，法学院居然输给了商学院，哎，这大冷门怎么说啊?

Jessica：冷门?

Jimmy：哦，对啊，就是铁定会输的队，最后居然打赢了。

Jessica: Oh, in English we call that an upset.

Jimmy: Upset? 那不是不高兴的意思吗?

Jessica: That's true. 做形容词的时候，重音在后面，是 upset (emphasis on the second syllable), 指不高兴，但是做名词，重音在前面，upset (emphasis on the first syllable), it means an unexpected win.

Jimmy: 哦，我明白了，中文里的爆冷门，在英文里就是 upset. 那原来大家都以为法学院会赢，这种赛前被看好的球队美语里叫什么?

Jessica: Easy. That team's called the favorite.

Jimmy: 这么说，The law school team was the favorite to win the game. 法学院足球队本来是被看好的热门球队。

Jessica: That's right. You can also refer to the team that was expected to lose as the underdog.

Jimmy: Underdog. under后面加上dog, underdog 就是在比赛里实力比较差的一方。这么说，我们中文系的排球队，不论跟谁比赛，都是 underdog.

Jessica: Jimmy!Isn't your girlfriend Rachel the team captain?

Jimmy: 唉，别提了...That's why I always cheer for the underdog...

Jessica: hehe.....言归正传，What did you learn today?

Jimmy: 第一，爆冷门叫 upset,重音在前面; 第二，赛前被看好的一方叫 favorite，第三，赛前不被看好的一方叫 underdog.

Jessica: 不错，我也学了个词儿--upset 叫作“冷门”。

次的“美语怎么说”就到这里结束了。如果你也有不会说的词，请写信给Jessica, 电邮请寄meiyu@voanews.com

A: 我也来给大家举个例子。In our kongfu competition, I was the favorite, and Kat was considered the underdog...