A Day at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles
Nach internationalen Geschäftsmännern spielen Sie an einem feinen Golfkurs in Palos Verdes wie nationaler Golf-Kurs Los Trump Angeles, erfassen sie im Vereinhaus und sprechen Geschäft unter selbst über einem Getränk. "wir müssen an Globalisierung denken, wie man unsere Bemühungen erweitert und in Verbindung steht in anderen Sprachen in der internationalen Geschäft Gemeinschaft!" "wir müssen zur Palos Verdes Translation Centre Übersetzung Mitte gehen, die beste Übersetzung unserer internationalen Geschäftsdokumente zu erhalten!"
Αφότου παίζουν οι διεθνείς επιχειρηματίες σε μια λεπτή σειρά μαθημάτων γκολφ σε Palos Verdes-Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles όπως εθνική σειρά μαθημάτων γκολφ Λος Αντζελες, συλλέγουν στο σπίτι λεσχών και την επιχείρηση συζήτησης μεταξύ τους πέρα από ένα ποτό. "Πρέπει να σκεφτούμε για την παγκοσμιοποίηση, πώς να επεκτείνουμε τις προσπάθειές μας και να επικοινωνήσουμε σε άλλες γλώσσες στη διεθνή επιχειρησιακή κοινότητα!" "Πρέπει να πάμε στο κέντρο μεταφράσεων Palos Verdes Translation Centre να πάρουμε την καλύτερη μετάφραση διεθνών επιχειρησιακών εγγράφων μας!"
Dopo gli uomini d'affari internazionali gioc ad un corso di golf fine in Palos Verdes come corso di golf nazionale Los Angeles-Trump National, riuniscono nella casa del randello e comunicano loro il commercio sopra una bevanda. "dobbiamo pensare a globalization, come espandere i nostri sforzi e comunicare in altre lingue nella Comunità internazionale di affari!" "dobbiamo andare al Centro di Traduzione di Palos Verdes ottenere la traduzione migliore dei nostri documenti internazionali di affari!"
После международных бизнесменов сыграйте на точном курсе гольфа в Palos Verdes such as национальный курс Los Angeles Trump National Golf Club гольфа, они собирают в доме клуба и говорят дело amongst над питьем. "мы думать о globalization, как расширить наши усилия и связать в других языках в международных деловых кругах!" "мы должны пойти к центру перевода Palos Verdes получить самый лучший перевод наших международных документов дела!"
ace: A hole-in-one. Buy a round of drinks for the house.
address: The positioning of your body in relation to the ball just before starting your swing. And your last conscious thought before the chaos begins.
airball: Your swing missed the ball! Blame it on an alien’s spacecraft radar.
albatross: British term for double eagle, or three under par on one hole. I’ve only had one.
amateur: Someone who plays for fun — not money. Playing golf for fun?
angle of approach: The degree at which the clubhead moves either downward or upward into the ball. A severe test of agility.
approach: Your shot to the green made from anywhere except the tee. Sounds dangerous; really isn’t.
apron: The grass around the edge of a green, longer than the grass on the green but shorter than the grass on the fairway. Or what I wear to barbecue in.
attend: To hold and remove the flagstick as a partner putts, usually from some distance.
away: Term used to describe the ball farthest from the hole and, thus, next to be played.
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B
back door: Rear of hole.
back lip: The edge of a bunker (a hazard filled with sand) that’s farthest from the green.
back nine: The second half of your round of golf; the first half is the front nine holes.
backspin: When the ball hits the green and spins back toward the player. Galleries, or spectators, love backspins.
backswing: The part of the swing from the point where the clubhead moves away from the ball to the point where it starts back down again. I hope that your backswing is smooth and in balance.
baffie: Old name for a 5-wood.
bail out (hang ’em high): You hit the shot, for example, well to the right to avoid trouble on the left.
balata: Sap from a tropical tree, used to make covers for balls.
ball at rest: The ball isn’t moving. A study in still life.
ball marker: Small, round object, such as a coin, used to indicate the ball’s position on the green.
ball retriever: Long pole with a scoop on the end used to collect balls from water hazards and other undesirable spots. If the grip on your ball retriever is worn out, get some lessons immediately.
ball washer: Found on many tees; a device for cleaning balls.
banana ball: Shot that curves hugely from left to right (see slice).
bandit: See hustler. Avoid bandits at all costs.
baseball grip: To hold the club with all ten fingers on the grip.
best ball: Game for four players; two teams of two. The low score on each side counts as the team score on each hole.
birdie: Score of one under par on a hole.
bisque: Handicap stroke given by one player to another. Receiver may choose which hole it is applied to.
bite (vampire, bicuspid, overbite): A spin that makes the ball tend to stop rather than roll when it lands.
blade: Not pretty. The leading edge of the club, rather than the clubface, strikes the ball, resulting in a low shot that tends to travel way too far (see thin or skull). Also a kind of putter or iron.
blast: Aggressive shot from a bunker that displaces a lot of sand.
blind shot: You can’t see the spot where you want the ball to land.
block (H&R Block, Dan Blocker): Shot that flies straight but to the right of the target (see push).
bogey: Score of one stroke over par on a hole.
borrow: The amount of curve you must allow for a putt on a sloping green. Or what you need to do if you play a hustler.
boundary: Edge, of course; it confines the space/time continuum. Usually marked by white stakes.
brassie: Old name for a 2-wood.
break: See borrow.
British Open: National championship run by Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews — known in Britain as "the Open" because it was the first one.
bulge: The curve across the face of a wooden club.
bunker: Hazard filled with sand; can be referred to as a sand trap.
buried ball/lie: Part of the ball below the surface of the sand in a bunker.
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caddie: The person carrying your clubs during your round of golf. The person you fire when you play badly.
caddie-master: Person in charge of caddies.
Calamity Jane: The great Bobby Jones’s putter.
carry: The distance between a ball’s takeoff and landing.
cart: Motorized vehicle used to transport lazy golfers around the course.
casual water: Water other than a water hazard on the course from which you can lift your ball without penalty.
center-shafted: Putter in which the shaft is joined to the center of the head.
character builder: Short, meaningful putt; can’t possibly build character.
charting the course: To pace each hole so that you always know how far you are from the hole.
chili-dip (Hormel, lay the sod over it, pooper scooper): A mishit chip shot, the clubhead hitting the ground well before it hits the ball.
chip: Very short, low-flying shot to the green.
chip-in: A holed chip.
choke: To play poorly because of self-imposed pressure.
choke down: To hold the club lower on the grip.
chunk: See chili-dip.
cleat: Spike on the sole of a golf shoe.
cleek: Old term for a variety of clubs.
closed face: Clubface pointed to the left of your ultimate target at address or impact. Or clubface pointed skyward at the top of the backswing. Can lead to a shot that goes to the left of the target.
closed stance: Player sets up with the right foot pulled back, away from the ball.
clubhouse: Main building at a golf club.
club length: Distance from the end of the grip to the bottom of the clubhead.
collar: See apron.
come-backer: The putt after the preceding effort finished beyond the hole. Usually gets harder to make the older you get.
compression: The flattening of the ball against the clubface. The faster you swing and the more precisely you hit the ball in the middle of the clubface, the more fun you have.
concede: To give an opponent a putt, hole, or match.
core: The center of a golf ball.
course rating: The difficulty of a course, measured with some silly formula by the USGA. (NOTE: "Course Rating" is registered trademarks of the USGA.)
cross-handed: Grip with the left hand below the right.
cross wind: Breeze blowing from right to left or from left to right.
cup: Container in the hole that holds the flagstick in place.
cuppy lie: When the ball is in a cup-like depression.
cut: Score that eliminates a percentage of the field (or players) from a tournament. Usually made after 36 holes of a 72-hole event. I’ve missed a few in my time.
cut shot: Shot that curves from left to right.
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dance floor: Slang for green.
dawn patrol: The players who tee off early in the day.
dead (body bags, cadaver, on the slab, perdition, jail, tag on his toe, wearing stripes, no pulse — you get the idea): No possible way out of the shot!
deep: High clubface from top to bottom.
deuce: A score of two on a given hole.
dimple: Depression on the cover of a golf ball.
divot: Turf displaced by the clubhead during a swing.
dogleg: Hole on which the fairway curves one way or the other.
dormant: Grass on the course is alive but not actively growing. Also my hair.
dormie: The player who’s winning the match in match play — for example, five up with only five holes left, or four up with four left.
double bogey: Score of two over par on a hole.
double eagle: Score of three under par on a hole. Forget it, you’ll probably never get one. See also albatross.
down: Losing.
downhill lie: When your right foot is higher than your left when you address the ball (for right-handed players).
downswing: The part of the swing where the clubhead is moving down, toward the ball.
DQ’d: Disqualified.
drain: To sink a putt.
draw: Shot that curves from right to left.
drive: Shot from teeing ground other than par-3 holes.
drive for show, putt for dough: Old saying implying that putting is more important than driving.
driving range: Place where you can go to hit practice balls.
drive the green: When your drive finishes on the putting surface. Can happen on short par-4, or when the brakes go out on your cart.
drop: Procedure by which you put the ball back into play after it’s been deemed unplayable.
dub: Bad shot or player.
duck hook (shrimp, mallard, quacker): Shot curving severely from right to left.
duffer: Bad player.
dying putt: A putt that barely reaches the hole.
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E
eagle: Score of two under par for a hole.
embedded ball: Portion of the ball is below ground.
erosion: Loss of land through water and wind damage — most common on the coasts.
etiquette: Code of conduct.
explode: To play a ball from a bunker moving a large amount of sand. Or what you do if the ball doesn’t get out of the bunker.
extra holes: Played when a