2010年公共英語(PETS)二級考試閱讀復習(十九)

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(37)

　　Golf was made an Olympic sport in 1900, by which time there were already more than 1,000 golf courses in the United States. The famous PGA was formed in 1916, and by 1944, the equally famous PGA tour consisted of 22 events and was held throughout the year.

　　1900年，高爾夫球正式成為奧林匹克的運動項目，那時美國已有上千個高爾夫球場。著名的職業高爾夫球員聯盟于1916年成立;到1944年，同享盛名的職業高爾夫球員聯盟巡回比賽，在1年內會舉行22項比賽。

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　　The Industrial Revolution brought a period of change for golf. Suddenly, with the mass production of golf clubs and balls, the average person could afford6 to play. New railway lines made it possible for people to go to the country for the day, and thus play on a different course every weekend.

　　工業革命為高爾夫運動帶來了一段變革時期。突然間，隨著高爾夫球桿及高爾夫球的大量生產，普通百姓也可以玩這項運動。到郊區的新火車路線使人們可以在比賽當天往返，因此每個周末都可以在不同的球場打球。