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A: So John, do you like to play golf?

约翰，你喜欢打高尔夫吗?

B: Well, no. I don't play golf very much, but I play disc golf.

不喜欢。我不太常打高尔夫，不过我玩飞盘高尔夫。

A: Disc golf? What's that?

飞盘高尔夫?那是什么?

B: Well, some people call it Frisbee golf. Basically, there are courses at parks. It's similar to golf but the courses are much smaller. You use Frisbees or a flying disc and you have to throw it. So it's different from golf. You're not aiming for a small hole but actually, you need to throw the Frisbee into a basket.

有些人称之为飞碟高尔夫。通常公园里有球场。球场和高尔夫球的类似，不过要小很多。将飞碟或飞盘扔出去。这和高尔夫球不同。目标不是将球打进小洞里，而是将飞碟掷入篮子里。

A: Oh, that sounds fun. Is it very easy?

哦，听上去很有意思。简单吗?

B: Well, it can be easy or it can be very difficult. It depends on the course. Many different parks have different disc golf courses. And you can be an easy beginner or you can be an expert. It all depends on how much you want to get involved.

嗯，可以很简单也可以很难。这要取决于场地。许多公园都有飞盘高尔夫球场。你可以是初学者，也可能成为高手。这要取决于你的参与度。

A: I see.

我明白了。

B: My friends and I, we are beginners, so we just like to have fun. So we just do the easy courses and have a good time. I think it's relaxing.

我朋友和我，我们都是初学者，我们只想玩得开心。所以我们选择的是简单的场地，我们玩得很开心。那是项令人放松的运动。

A: So you only need one Frisbee?

只需要一个飞碟吗?

B: Well actually, it's better to have two or three. You can play with one but in fact, when you learn more about disc golf, there are different sizes and weights of the discs.

最好是准备两三个飞碟。你可以用一个飞盘玩，不过在你了解飞盘高尔夫这项运动以后，你会知道飞盘有不同的大小和重量。

A: Why would you want a different size disc?

为什么大小会不同?

B: Well, it's similar to the clubs in golf. When you throw you first throw, you want it to go very far, so you should use a heavier disc. But when you're near the basket, you should make a short throw, so you want a lightweight disc.

这和高尔夫球杆类似。在第一次掷的时候，你希望飞盘飞得更远，所以你要用重一些的飞盘。而当你非常接近篮子时，你要短距离投掷，所以要用轻一些的飞盘。

A: I see. That's interesting.

我明白了。这很有意思。

B: Yeah. So as I said, when you want to become an expert, you have to spend more money to get better equipment. It's like any sport, I guess. In fact, they have disc golf competitions now. So you can even participate in a tournament and win some prize money.

嗯。如我所说，如果你想成为高手，那你就要多花钱买更好的装备。我想这和其他运动是一样的。实际上，现在有很多飞盘高尔夫比赛。你甚至可以参加锦标赛，赢取奖金。

A: Did you ever compete?

你参加过比赛吗?

B: Oh no. I'm just a beginner. I don't think I want to be too serious about it.

没有。我只是初学者。我并不想太认真。

A: So golf has 18 holes. How about disc golf? Does it have 18 holes, too?

高尔夫球有18洞。那飞盘高尔夫呢?也是18洞吗?

B: Well, not usually. Golf courses are very large, but disc golf courses are usually found in parks. So they usually have only six holes. But you can play 18 holes by doing all 6 three times each.

并不是。高尔夫球场非常大，不过飞盘高尔夫球场一般都设在公园里。所以只有6洞。不过你可以玩18洞，玩三次6洞就是18洞了。

A: I see. How do you keep score?

我知道了。怎么记分?

B: Score keeping is like real golf. So the winner should have the lowest score. Every time you throw a Frisbee or a flying disc, you have to mark one point. So if you can do a hole in one, that means you can hit the basket on your first try, then you'll only have one point. That's best.

和高尔夫比赛一样。得分最少的是胜者。掷次飞碟或飞盘记一分。所以，如果你一球进洞，也就是一次就掷进篮子里，那你就只记一分。这是最棒的。

A: Uh-hmm.

嗯。

B: But I'm not that good at it. So usually, I have three or four points for each course.

不过我的水平还没有那么好。通常我要掷三四次才能掷进篮子里。

A: I see. You said disc golf is at the park. Do you have little kids playing in the middle of the course?

我知道了。你说过飞盘高尔夫球场在公园里。那球场中间有小孩玩吗?

B: Sometimes, the kids – of course, they can play wherever they want. And the courses do go though the park where kids play. So we have to be very careful, and we have to use good sportsmanship to wait for the course to be clear.

有时会有，孩子们通常想在哪里玩就在哪里玩。球场贯穿公园，会有孩子在那里玩。所以我们一定要非常小心，而且还要有良好的体育精神，等待球场归于平静。

A: It sounds like a lot of fun.

听起来很好玩。

B: It is fun. Maybe you can join us next time.

是很好玩。下次你可以和我们一起玩。

A: That sounds great. Thank you.

听起来不错。谢谢。