《中英對照讀新聞》Want to spice up a golf game ？Add tasty tees 想為高爾夫球比賽增添趣味？來點美味可口的球座

◎張沛元

Seeking the perfect holiday gift for the golfer who has everything？ Try flavored golf tees.

想為一名什麼都不缺的高爾夫球手找一份完美的節慶禮物嗎？試試有味道的高爾夫球球座。

U.S. inventors John Packes and Ramon Peralta have come up a product line called Tasty Golf Tees in various flavors including mint, cherry, strawberry, and grape.

美國發明家派克斯與培瑞塔想出一種叫做「美味可口高爾夫球座」的產品，有多種口味，包括薄荷、櫻桃、草莓與葡萄。

"It will knock out the foulest of cigar, beer breath within five seconds," Packes of Norwalk, Connecticut, said.

「（這種球座）能在5秒之內徹底擊退嘴裡最臭的雪茄與啤酒味，」來自康乃狄克州諾沃克的派克斯說。

Packes said they came up with the idea while walking along the fairway one day and noticing that many golfers popped a tee in their mouth as they headed to the next hole or waited to tee up.

派克斯說，他們是某一天走在高爾夫球道上時，注意到許多高球手在前往下一洞或等待開球時，會把球座叼咬在嘴裡，而有上述構想。

"Some people just look at you funny," said Packes. " ’Do you really put it in your mouth？’ They give it a shot and say ’This is kinda cool.’ "

「有些人一臉古怪地看著你，」派克斯說。「『你真的把這玩意兒放進嘴裡？』他們試過以後說『這還挺酷的。』」

新聞辭典

spice up︰增添趣味。spice，名詞，香料，趣味；動詞，加香料於…。例句︰Peppermint is my favorite spice.（我最喜歡的香料是薄荷。）

tasty：美味可口的，（口語）吸引人的。例句︰He offered me a very tasty contract.（他提供我一份相當吸引人的合同。）

give it a shot：試試看。例句：Why don’t you just give it a shot？You lose nothing even you fail.（為何不試試看呢？就算失敗，也沒有損失。）