学习重点:1 高尔夫球相关词汇 2有趣的表达
1 fairway (高尔夫球)球道; golfer 高尔夫球运动员
2 XX is bad news for sb. 坏事,麻烦
3 标题解读:拆球道修公路
1 golf course高尔夫球场 iron 高尔夫球杆
2 clocks above the reception
No one is above the law. 凌驾于
3 Time may be running short for sth. …… 的时间不够了
4 A will give way to B; C to D. 句型的简洁,A让位于B,C让位于D。
1 golf,game,country-club membership 高尔夫球俱乐部的会员卡
2 champion 声援者,捍卫者,本文中指的是李光耀等位高权重的拥趸,与铁杆粉丝意义接近
关联:enthusiast, fan
3 covet 渴求
关联:yearn for sth , pine for sth/sb
4 5Cs 我认为这里最好S用小写
cash, car, condominium, credit card and country-club membership 票子,车子,房子,信用卡,高尔夫球俱乐部的会员卡
造句: Millennials covet the "3Cs": cash, car and condominium. 美[ˌkɑːndəˈmɪniəm] 头韵
1 greens 绿地,草坪
2 yet 在段首,表示转折
3 sting 使……不安,注意此处stung by its disappointing performance at elections in 2011 作为插入语放在句中,表示这部分内容非重点,为重点内容腾出句首和句尾的黄金位置。
4 脱离群众 be out of touch with odinary Singaporenas
5 overcrowd 过度拥挤,做及物动词
如 overcrowd the city-state
6 welcome 动词 too many immigrants (关键移民政策)
7 关联 give sth over to sb 把……交付给…… (此处被动be given over to sth)与前文的give way to sth被取代,被淘汰
1 sb's grip 影响力 on sth
2 think, say等跟在直接或间接引语后面,主谓倒装,形式为 逗号+ thinks/ says sb+标点
3 55岁及以上 55 or older
4 broker 作为中间人安排,动词。这里Lee Lee Langdale (我怀疑Lee多印了一个,也许应该是Lee Langdale)的工作应该是推销会员卡,美称“会籍顾问”
golf-club members 高尔夫俱乐部会员 拓展:gym members 健身房会员
5 be into sth 喜欢,热衷于 可替代like,love
6 image 公众形象
7 self-consicous 难为情,局促不安的
例如 He feels self-conscious admitting that he is into gambling.
8 Youngsters/ Young people are put off by the exobitant cost. 价格太高把年轻人都吓跑了
关联:价太高没人买 XX is put off by the exobitant cost.
1 irons, clubs 球杆 swing irons 打高尔夫球
2 for years to come
for years/weeks/days etc to come: used to emphasize that something will continue for a long time into the future 未来要延续很长一段时间
3 have yet to do sth 还没有做某事
4 beyond 超出,超过。这里意为2040年以后,高尔夫也许会关张
5 be sanguine about sth 乐天的,乐观的 替代optimistic