高尔夫的真谛：不在于得分而在于珍惜有友相伴的时光

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[00:01.90]40 The True Golf	高尔夫的真谛
[00:05.91](By Adel Guzzo)	（译/萧蕊）
[00:08.27]Sean was just a little boy, about eight years old, suffering from cancer. 肖恩只是个八岁左右的小男孩，身患癌症。
[00:15.92]When I first met him one summer day, he wore a Chicago Bulls cap and baggy shorts that needed a belt. 我在一个夏日第一次遇到他时，他头戴一顶芝加哥公牛队的帽子，身穿一条必须要系皮带的宽松短裤，
[00:23.59]He carried a bag stocked with four clubs and plenty of balls. 背着一个装着四根高尔夫球杆和很多高尔夫球的背包。
[00:27.95]He was a lot smaller than other kids his age. 他比同龄的孩子瘦小很多。
[00:31.58]Still, he always seemed to be smiling whenever I would see him with his pals, trying to hit as far as they did.	尽管如此，每次我看到他和伙伴们在一起时，他似乎都在微笑，并尽力将球击得和他们一样远。
[00:38.90]I played with Sean once in a while. 我偶尔也和肖恩一起打球。
[00:41.79]He told me that he always had the best chance when playing a par-3 because he could usually make it to the green.	他告诉我，在打短洞球的时候，他总能取得最好的成绩，因为他总是能将球打到果岭上。
[00:49.90]A year or so passed and I hadn't seen Sean around the course. 大约一年的时间过去了，我在高尔夫球场上一直没看见肖恩，
[00:54.81]I had heard that his cancer was getting the best of him. 听说他的癌症恶化了。
[00:58.86]Still, his friends said he was going to try to get out and play a few times before fall.	尽管如此，他的朋友们说，肖恩想在秋天到来之前尽力到户外打几次高尔夫球。
[01:04.61]Sure enough, he was there the following week. 果然，肖恩接下来那周就出现在了球场上。
[01:08.39]My group went out just ahead of him. 我们队刚好在他来之前到了球场。
[01:11.23]I noticed that one of his buddies was carrying Sean's bag. 我注意到他的一个小伙伴替他拿着背包。
[01:15.20]"Watch out!" I heard Sean tell his pals. "I feel kind of lucky today!"	“你可要留神！”我听到肖恩告诉他的小伙伴说，“我觉得今天运气不错！”
[01:21.19]Despite his words, Sean was having an awful time trying to drive the ball. 尽管他嘴上这么说，但他用力击球的时候还是很艰难。
[01:27.77]He and his friends arrived at the last par-3. 他和他的朋友们走到最后一个短洞时，
[01:31.10]His friends had all hit, and Sean was on the tee. 他的朋友们全都击完了球，肖恩站在了球座前。
[01:35.26]He hit the ball as hard as his fragile body would allow. 他尽自己那虚弱的身体所能使出的最大力量击出了一球。
[01:39.67]It flew up to the green and out of sight. 球飞向果岭，消失在视线里。
[01:43.10]One of his friends helped Sean walk up to the green. 他的一个朋友扶着他走向果岭。
[01:47.25]It was a tough walk because the green was higher than the tee. 他走得非常艰难，因为果岭比发球处地势高。
[01:51.52]I could see Sean searching for his ball as he stopped to catch his breath.	我能看到肖恩停下来喘气时在搜寻着他的球。
[01:56.64]Sean's friends were looking for their balls behind the green. 肖恩的小伙伴们在果岭后面寻找着他们的球。
[02:00.59]Out of the corner of my eye, I saw one of his friends pick up Sean's ball and drop it in the hole.透过眼角的余光， 我看见他的一个朋友捡起肖恩的球，将它扔进了球洞里， 
[02:08.26]Then he ran and pretended to look for his own ball. 然后跑开了，装作找自己球的样子。
[02:11.64]He caught my staring at him and winked .	看到我盯着他看，他朝我眨了眨眼。
[02:14.89]When Sean finally got to the green, he was disappointed because he thought he hit over. 当肖恩终于来到果岭时，他以为自己把球打出了果岭，十分失望。
[02:21.48]Then he glanced in the hole. 然后，他瞥了一眼球洞，
[02:23.61]What a smile lit up his face! 一个明亮的微笑立刻点亮了他的脸庞！
[02:27.81]The boys looked at each other and said, "You can't tell me it's a hole-in- one!" 男孩们互相对视了一下，说：“你可别告诉我，你一杆就打进去了！”
[02:33.36]"No way, Sean, that you put it in there!"	“肖恩，你可不能把球放进洞里呀！”
[02:36.54]"No, really! Look! "he said. “不，是真的！你们瞧！”肖恩说。
[02:39.71]They all acted surprised and as I watched, I thought Sean looked like the happiest guy I had ever seen. 于是，男孩们全都装出非常惊讶的样子。我看着他们的时候，我想肖恩是我见过的最快乐的小男孩。
[02:48.50]I never saw Sean or his friends after that day. 那天以后，我再也没有看到过肖恩和他的朋友们。
[02:52.11]But it was then that I learned just what golf should be.	但正是那时， 我懂得了高尔夫的真谛。
[02:57.20]It's not about what score you get or how far you drive. 它不在于你得分多少或者你击球多远。
[03:02.31]It is about caring for the friends you play with and enjoying the time you have with them.	高尔夫的真谛在于关心和你一起打球的朋友，并和他们一起度过快乐的时光。

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高尔夫的真谛：不在于得分 而在于珍惜有友相伴的时光

高尔夫的真谛：不在于得分而在于珍惜有友相伴的时光