潘政琮CHENG-TSUNG PAN
高球天生好手Born to Golf
二○○七年，潘政琮搬到美國；在佛州IMG學院待了三年，那是一所知名的體育
學院，他在那裡增進自己的技能。
接下來，他在華盛頓大學就讀並且代表男子高爾夫球隊參加比賽，贏得八項賽事。
二○一三年時，潘政琮成為有八週時間高居世界排名第一的業餘高球選手。
二○一五年時，這個年輕且技巧純熟的高球選手正式成為職業選手。
然後在一年後，他與林盈君結婚。
潘政琮在二○二一年參加東京奧運高球賽事時，還經歷了人生難得一次的機會。
雖然他當時排名世界第 二○八名，但卻在比賽中一路挺進到第三名，最後成功贏得銅牌！
這個具有強大競爭能力的高球選手從未忘記向幫助過自己的人表達感激。
潘政琮讚美自己的妻子、母親，還有最重要的父親。
根據潘政琮的說法，打高爾夫球是他自己以及在二○一○年去世的父親所共同擁有的夢想。
「多虧了我的父親，我才能打高爾夫球。我必須認真努力守住所有我對他許下的承諾，」這位成功的年輕高球選手這樣說。
In 2007 Pan moved to the U.S. He spent three years in Florida at IMG Academy,
a famous sports institution, where he improved his skills. He then attended the
University of Washington, and played for the men's golf team, winning eight competitions. For eight weeks in 2013, Pan was the world's top-ranked amateur
golfer.
In 2015 the accomplished young golfer turned professional. And a year later, he
married Michelle Lin (林盈君).
In 2021 Pan experienced the opportunity of a lifetime as he competed in the Tokyo
Olympics. Though ranked 208th in the world, he went on to take third place and win a bronze medal!
The competitive golfer never forgets to show appreciation for those who have
helped him. Pan praises his wife, his mother and, most of all, his father. According to Pan, playing golf was a dream that he and his father, who passed away in 2010, shared. "Thanks to my father, I got to play golf. I have to work hard to keep all the
promises I made to him," the successful young golfer declared.
play for （ph.v）為...效力
What soccer team does Ronaldo play for?
Derek Jeter has played for the Yankees longer than any other players.
play for （ph.v）為...【目的】而玩遊戲
Mason and his friends play cards for fun, not money. 打牌只是為了好玩，不是為了贏錢
accomplished（adj.）技藝高超的、熟練的
Bach’s three sons were all very accomplished musicians.意義高超的音樂家
An accomplished rock climber, Josh likes to keep challenging himself. 熟練的攀岩運動員
The accomplished little boy is very humble. 非常謙虛
institution（n.）
amateur
（n.）（科學，藝術，運動等的）業餘從事者；外行；粗通（某一行）的人
（adj.）業餘的；外行的，不熟練的
to turn ＋（adj./ number）
Now, in golf, we would call it a hit. When you swing your golf club, we call that a stroke.
Par-standard for number of hits per hole
Ace- hole in one
Birdie-one under par
Eagle-two under par
Bogey-one over par
Fore!（打高爾夫球者的叫聲）讓開！前面當心！
Well, fore, if you ever hear someone yell "Fore," especially on a golf course, you need to duck and cover your head. That means there is something, probably a golf
ball, headed towards you, it's going to hit you.
mini/ miniature golf
小型高爾夫，也稱為迷你高爾夫，迷你推桿，高飛高爾夫，瘋狂高爾夫或推桿推桿，是高爾夫運動的一個分支，僅專注於其母遊戲的推桿方面。遊戲的目的是獲得最低分數。它在由一系列與其母體相似的孔組成的球場上演奏，但其特點是長度短。
hole in one 一桿進洞；形容一個人剛開始嘗試甚麼事情就取得重大的成功
His first business was a hole in one. 創業就成功
appreciation（n.）感謝；感激
Many kids in the class showed appreciation to their teacher by giving him notes of thanks and small gifts.感謝信和小禮物
appreciation 欣賞
Taking children to concerts and art exhibits helps them develop an appreciation for music and art.
appreciation 增值
There has been an appreciation of 30 percent in the value of our house in the last two years.
declare（v.）宣告；宣布
Caleb ran out of the room declaring that he had won first place.
After the typhoon, the government declared a state of emergency in the northern part of the country.
Just after Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War. 宣戰
to praise vs. thank vs. compliment
I think that praise is more similar to compliment than... thank 'cause (because) you
can always thank somebody, right? Like I thank you for doing something, or I thank you for being there for me.
to give credit where credit is due
把功績、獎賞給予其應歸屬之人，翻成白話是把功勞給值得擁有功勞的人。這才是有功則賞，該給誰讚賞就要給誰讚賞。
to make a promise
empty promise空頭支票（不可能實現的承諾）
That's when somebody says they're going to do something, and there's no way it's going to happen, or they don't have the ability to fulfill it.
fob sb off with empty promise
ph.用空洞的諾言把某人哄走,搪塞某人
