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Japanese · Lesson 97

Lesson 99

Reading Japan

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Golf courses around Monterey · Dialogue 1 of 5

Eleven courses around Monterey

*カリフォルニア 州の モンテレーは、いい ゴルフ コースが 多いので 有名だね* means "Monterey, in California, is famous because it has many good golf courses, isn't it?"

The speakers count eleven courses around the Monterey Peninsula. They compare public, military, and club courses, then compare their numbers of holes.

Monterey's famous courses

Monterey is called the Golf Capital of the World. It has six 18-hole courses, including the world-famous Pebble Beach course.

The annual Bing Crosby Golf Tournament is held there each January. It attracts thousands of people, including famous screen actors.

Kanji: 州, 開

New kanji in these lines. Read down: the kanji, its reading, then the words it makes.

Kanji: 組, 織, 付

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  1. 1

    カリフォルニアしゅうのモンテレーは、いいゴルフコースがおおいのでゆうめいだね。

    Monterey, in the State of California, is famous because it has many good golf courses, isn't it?

    カリフォルニアCalifornia
    州state
    のof
    モンテレーMonterey
    は、topic
    いいgood
    ゴルフgolf course
    コースgolf course
    がsubject
    多いmany
    のbecause
    でbecause
    有名famous
    だis
    ね。right?
  2. 2

    そう。モンテレーはんとうとそのふきんをいれてそうだな、ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ、よっつ、いつつ、むっつ、ななつ、やっつ、ここのつ、じゅう、じゅういち---じゅういちもある。

    That's right. Well, there are, let me see, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven—eleven golf courses on the Monterey Peninsula and its vicinity.

  3. 3

    それらはみんなパブリックゴルフじょうかね。

    Are they all public golf courses?

  4. 4

    じゅんぜんとしたパブリックコースはひとつだけ。ふたつはぐんのコース。ほかはみんなクラブそしきといえるんだ。ひとつはこうかいしてるがね。

    There is just one pure public golf course, and you might say that all the rest are the club system. Of course, one of them is open to the public. There are two courses for the military.

  5. 5

    それらはみんなじゅうはちホールかね。

    Are they all 18-hole courses?

  6. 6

    かいぐんのはきゅうホールだとおもう。ほかはみんなじゅうはちホールだ。

    I think the Navy course is 9 holes. The rest of them are 18 holes.

-----WA OROKA Following nominals, WA OROKA expresses the meaning of "not to mention ---- ", "to say nothing of", and "let alone." This is synonymous with —DOKORO KA which we have already learned in Lesson 78, except that DOKORO KA follows the basic forms of verbs and adjectives.

ANO HITO WA SAKE WA OROKA BIIRU MO NOMANAI. He does not drink beer, to say nothing of sake.

HYAKU-EN WA OROKA JUU-EN MO MOTTE INAI. I don't even have ten yen, let alone a hundred yen.

KANJI WA OROKA HIRAGANA MO SHIRANAI. He doesn't even know Hiragana, let alone Kanji.

NIPPONGO WA OROKA SHINAGO MO HANASU. He speaks Chinese, not to mention Japanese.

ZEITAKU NADO WA OROKA KUU NO NIMO KOMATTE IRU. He lacks the bare necessities of life, not to mention luxuries.
Monterey is called the Golf Capital of the World having six 18-hole golf courses; namely, Ford Ord Golf Course, Pacific Grove Golf Course, Del Monte Golf Course, Cypress Point Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club Golf Course, and the world-famous Pebble Beach Golf Course. The annual Bing Crosby Golf Tournament is held in January each year attracting thousands of people including famous screen actors and many celebrities.
の
See Grammar Notes
モンテレー
Monterey
は、
leaves
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
ゴルフ
golf
コース
course (of study)
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
そう。
numerical counter for ships
半島
peninsula
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
付近
vicinity, neighborhood
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
な、
I wish, I hope, huh
一
one
二
two
三
three
四
four
五
five
六
six
七
seven
八
eight
九
nine
十、
ten
ある。
certain, some
みんな
all
パブリック
public
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
だけ。
only, just (See Grammar Notes)
軍
army, military
組織
organization
言える
can be said
てる
to shine (v.i.)
思う。
to think

Golfing at Pebble Beach · Dialogue 2 of 5

Rare games at Pebble Beach

*僕は ペブルビーチで 二度 やった事が あるんだ* means "I have played twice at the Pebble Beach course."

One speaker played there during a return trip from government business. The other played only once during more than a year in Monterey.

*好きな事は 好きなんだが、日本語の 勉強で 忙しかった もんだから* explains that Japanese study kept him busy despite his interest in golf.

Kanji: 得, 忙

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Kanji: 初

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  1. 7

    ぼくはペブルビーチでにどやったことがあるんだ。

    I have played twice at the Pebble Beach course.

  2. 8

    それははつみみだなあ。いつ？

    Oh? That's news. When?

  3. 9

    さんねんほどまえにこうようでワシントンへいったかえり、サンフランシスコでふつかばかりひまがあったもんだから、そのときゆうじんにつれていってもらったんだ。

    I went to Washington on government business about three years ago and on the way back I had about two days of leisure time, so at that time I had my friend take me there.

  4. 10

    なるほど。ぼくはモンテレーにいちねんあまりいたんだが、そこではいちどしかやらなかった。

    I see. I was in Monterey for a little over a year, but I only played once there.

  5. 11

    それはまたどうして、きみ、ゴルフはとくいじゃないか。

    How come? Isn't golf your forte?

  6. 12

    すきなことはすきなんだが、にほんごのべんきょうでいそがしかったもんだから。きみはパーゴルファーとかきいたが。

    I like it all right, but I was busy studying Japanese, you see. I heard that you are a par golfer.

僕
I (see notes)
は
leaves
ある
certain, some
だ。
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
初耳
heard for the first time; news
いつ？
when?
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
ほど
to the extent (See Grammar Notes)
前
before, front
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
公用
government business
へ
to (See Gram. Notes)
帰り、
return trip (See notes)
サンフランシスコ
San Francisco
ばかり
about
ひま
leisure time, free
から、
from (See Gram. Notes)
時
time
友人
friend
なるほど。
I see, indeed, to be sure
そこ
there
君、
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
得意
one's forte; favorite
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
好き
to like, be fond of (See Grammar Notes)
な
I wish, I hope, huh

Challenges of oceanfront golf · Dialogue 3 of 5

Golf beside the ocean

The speakers describe bunkers, rough, strong wind, and fairways beside the ocean. *下手を すると 海の 中に うちこむ* means "If you are not careful, you will hit into the ocean."

Even simple shots fail under this pressure. Trying harder can produce more mistakes.

Par, much less a birdie

*バーディは おろか、パーさえ 望めない* means "You cannot hope for a par, let alone a birdie."

*は おろか* follows the less attainable result, *バーディ*. The line then says that even the more attainable *パー* is beyond hope.

Kanji: 望

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  1. 13

    じょうだんだよ。ペブルビーチ・コースはバンカーがおおく、うみがすぐそばにあるので、スコアはきゅうじゅうにちかかった。でも、うつくしいコースだね。

    That's nonsense. The Pebble Beach course has many bunkers and there is an ocean right by, so my score was close to 90. But it surely is a beautiful course, isn't it?

  2. 14

    ぼくもあそこでは、ラフにうちこんだり、うみにうちこんだり、すこしかぜもつよかったので、ボギーがじょうじょうというところだった。

    When I played there, I hit into the rough and hit into the ocean and besides the wind was a little too strong, so the best I could do was to play bogey golf.

  3. 15

    あそこはフェアウェーもていれがよくしてあっていいが、あるところはうみのすぐそばで、へたをするとうみのなかにうちこむ。ななばんホールのティーオフなどはおそろしいようだった。

    The fairway was kept very well there, but at some places it is right by the ocean and if you are not careful, you'll hit into the ocean. The tee off at the 7th hole was kind of frightening.

  4. 16

    あそこはめのしたにグリーンがあるからね。まあよほどうんがよくないと、バーディはおろか、パーさえのぞめない。

    That place has the green right under your eyes, so -----. Well, anyway, unless you are very lucky, you can't hope for a par let alone a birdie at Pebble Beach.

  5. 17

    しんりてきにやられるんだね。ごくかんたんなショットでもやりそこなってしまう。

    I think we get beaten psychologically. We miss even a very simple shot.

  6. 18

    そのとおり。うまくやろうとすればするほどへまをやる。あせるとだめだね。

    Exactly. The more we try to do better, the more we blunder. It's not good if you are too eager.

バンカー
bunker (golf)
多く、
many of them
海
sea, ocean
すぐ
right away, immediately
そば
vicinity
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
スコア
score
九十
90
あそこ
over there
ラフ
rough (golf)
少し
little (quantity)
ボギー
bogey
上々
excellent
ところ
place (See Gram. Notes)
フェアウェー
fairway (golf)
手入れ
care, mending
よく
well, skillfully
下手
unskilled, poor in doing things
うちこむ。
hit into (vt)
など
and so forth, etc.
おそろしい
fearful; dreadful
よう
get intoxicated; get drunk; get seasick (v.i.)
グリーン
green (golf)
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
まあ
Well! Oh, my!
よほど
very much, extremely
運
luck; fortune
バーディ
birdie
れる
to be able to -- (See Grammar Notes)
ごく
very
ショット
shot (golf)
しまう。
to put away
通り。
street
やる。
to do
あせる
be too eager; be hasty; be impatient
だめ
no good, useless, hopeless

Comparing handicaps and golf clubs · Dialogue 4 of 5

Handicaps and clubs

*僕は ハンディ 五だが、君の ハンディキャップは 何だ* means "I have a five handicap, but what is your handicap?"

The reply gives a ten handicap but claims a good set. *ウッドは 一番から 四番、アイアンは 二番から 九番* lists its woods and irons.

The set also has a putter and wedge. The speakers then arrange a weekend game at the Fuji Course.

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    ぼくはハンディごだが、きみのハンディキャップはなんだ。

    I have a five handicap, but what is your handicap?

  2. 20

    ハンディご!!それはたいしたもんだね。ぼくはハンディじゅうだ。しかし、どうぐだけはよいセットがあるんだ。

    That's great! Five handicap? I have a ten handicap. But as far as the outfit goes, I have a good set.

  3. 21

    それはどんなセットかね。

    What kind of a set is it?

  4. 22

    ウッドはいちばんからよんばん、アイアンはにばんからきゅうばん、それにパターとウェッジのついたプロライン・セットだ。

    It's a pro-line set with No. 1 to No. 4 wood, No. 2 to No. 9 iron, a putter, and a wedge.

  5. 23

    ところでミラーくん、こんしゅうまつ、ひとつやろうじゃないか。

    By the way, Miller, let's play this weekend.

  6. 24

    いいね。かわなゴルフじょうのふじコースにいこう。すばらしいところだよ。

    O. K. Let's go to the Fuji course of the Kawana golf course. It's a beautiful course.

ハンディ
handicap
が、
but (See Gram. Notes)
君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
ハンディキャップ
handicap
十
ten
しかし、
however, but
道具
tool, instrument; outfit
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)
よい
good (See Gram. Notes)
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
ウッド
wood (golf)
アイアン
iron (golf)
つい
just; only
今週
this week
すばらしい
splendid, great, grand
所
address, place

Arranging a foursome · Dialogue 5 of 5

A foursome at Kawana

The speakers plan a game at the Fuji Course. *村田君と ハーレー君も さそおうじゃ ないか* proposes inviting Murata and Hurley.

*フォアサムで やろう* means "Let's play a foursome." Their two additional players complete the group.

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    うん、しってる。うつくしいコースだ。そして、むらたくんとハーレーくんもさそおうじゃないか。

    Yes, I know. It is a splendid place. And let's invite Murata and Hurley.

  2. 26

    よかろう。フォアサムでやろう。

    That will be nice. Let's play a foursome.

うん、
Yes, all right.
てる。
to shine (v.i.)
よかろう。
that's good!

Contrasting amounts and abilities · Perception drill

Unable to read, much less write

*書く 事は おろか、読む 事さえ 出来ない のです* means "I cannot even read, let alone write it."

*は おろか* follows a noun or a nominal expression. It means "not to mention," "to say nothing of," or "let alone."

In this line, writing is out of reach. Even the more attainable act of reading is also out of reach.

More than the first amount

*二時間は おろか、四時間も 勉強しなければならないんだ* means "I have to study, not two hours, but as much as four hours."

Here *は おろか* rejects two hours as too little. The contrasting amount extends the statement to four hours.

  1. 27

    バーディはおろかパーさえのぞめない。

    You can't even hope for par, let alone a birdie.

  2. 28

    このごろにほんごがすこしかけるようになりましたか。

    Have you become able to write a little Japanese these days?

  3. 29

    かくことはおろか、よむことさえできないのです。

    I can't even read, let alone write it.

  4. 30

    たむらくん、きみじゅうドルもっているか。

    Say, Tamura, do you have $10.00?

  5. 31

    じゅうドルはおろか、いまいちドルももっていないんだ。

    I don't even have one dollar now, let alone $10.00.

  6. 32

    きみはいえでまいばんにじかんぐらいべんきょうするのかね。

    Do you study about two hours at home every night?

  7. 33

    にじかんはおろか、よじかんもべんきょうしなければならないんだ。ぼくはあたまがわるいからね。

    I have to study, not two hours, but as much as four hours. I am not so smart, you see.

  8. 34

    やまもとさんはさけがのめないんだね。

    Mr. Yamamoto can't drink sake, isn't that right?

  9. 35

    ええ、さけはおろか、ビールさえのめないんです。

    No, he can't even drink beer, let alone sake.

  10. 36

    きみ、こんどのれきしのしけんにエーがもらえるかね。

    Say, can you get an "A" in the next history exam?

  11. 37

    エーはおろか、ビーさえのぞめない。

    I can't even hope for a "B", let alone an "A".

です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ドル
dollar
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
い
stomach
家
house, home
時間
hour, time
ぐらい
about
なら
if it is (See Gram. Notes)
頭
head, mind
酒
Sake, rice wine
ええ、
Yes
ビール
beer
今度
this time, next time
れきし
history

Much less comparisons · Pattern 1 1 of 3

Even the easier case fails

*酒 は おろか ビールさえ 飲めない* means "I cannot drink even beer, much less sake."

The *は おろか* pattern places sake first as the less attainable case. The rest says that even beer is impossible.

*モンテレーは 秋は おろか 夏でも すずしいです* extends the same contrast: Monterey is cool even in summer, let alone in fall.

  1. 38

    さけはおろかビールさえのめない。

    I cannot drink even beer, much less sake.

  2. 39

    かんじはおろかひらがなさえかけない。

    I cannot write even hiragana, much less kanji.

  3. 40

    かくことはおろかよむことさえできません。

    I cannot even read, much less write.

  4. 41

    ひゃくえんはおろかじゅうえんもはらえません。

    I cannot pay even ten yen, much less a hundred yen.

  5. 42

    あたらしいじどうしゃはおろかふるいのさえかえない。

    I cannot buy even an old car, much less a new one.

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    にほんはおろかハワイへさえいけない。

    I cannot go even to Hawaii, much less Japan.

  7. 44

    テレビをみるのはおろかしんぶんをよむひまさえない。

    I do not even have time to read the newspaper, much less watch television.

  8. 45

    これはせいとはおろかせんせいさえよめません。

    Even the teachers cannot read this, much less the students.

  9. 46

    モンテレーはあきはおろかなつでもすずしいです。

    Monterey is cool even in summer, let alone in fall.

ひらがな
HIRAGANA syllabary
百
100
円
yen (unit of money)
車
vehicle, car
古い
old, antique
テレビ
television
先生
refers to doctors, educators, etc. (See Cult. Notes)
秋
autumn, fall
夏
summer
すずしい
cool

Not only and much less · Pattern 1 2 of 3

Not only in an additive statement

*日本語は おろか しな語も 話せるのですよ* means "He can speak not only Japanese, but Chinese as well."

In this affirmative line, *は おろか* adds the ability to speak Chinese to the ability to speak Japanese.

Much less in a negative statement

*今のところ 新しい 自動車は おろか 古い 自動車さえ 買えないのです* means "For the time being, I cannot buy even an old car, much less a new one."

In this negative line, the pattern places the less attainable new car first. Even an old car remains impossible.

  1. 47

    にほんごのせいとはならうことがおおいですね。

    Students of Japanese have a lot to learn, don’t they?

  2. 48

    そうですね。かんじやひらがなはおろかかたかなもならわなければならないのですからね。

    Yes. After all, they have to learn not only kanji and hiragana, but katakana as well.

  3. 49

    あのべいこくじんはにほんごがはなせるのですか。

    Can that American speak Japanese?

  4. 50

    ええ、にほんごはおろかしなごもはなせるのですよ。

    Yes, he can speak not only Japanese, but Chinese as well.

  5. 51

    おくさんはおさけはちっとものめないのですね。

    Your wife cannot drink any sake at all, can she?

  6. 52

    ええ、おさけはおろかビールさえのめないのです。

    No, she cannot drink even beer, much less sake.

  7. 53

    あたらしいじどうしゃがでましたが、かわないのですか。

    A new car has come out; aren’t you going to buy one?

  8. 54

    いまのところあたらしいじどうしゃはおろかふるいじどうしゃさえかえないのです。

    For the time being, I cannot buy even an old car, much less a new one.

  9. 55

    おなかのびょうきだったそうですが、まだおさけがのめないのですか。

    I hear you had a stomach ailment; are you still unable to drink sake?

です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
そう
numerical counter for ships
や
and---among others (See Gram. Notes)
かたかな
KATAKANA syllabary
人
people
話せる
to be able to speak
ちっとも
not even a little (See Gram. Notes)
おなか
stomach
まだ
yet, still

Questions with much less · Pattern 1 3 of 3

A question sets the first case

*お金を 一千円 持っていますか* asks "Do you have one thousand yen?" An answer can place that amount before *は おろか*.

*お酒は おろか まだ コーヒーさえ 飲む事が 出来ないのです* gives the answer pattern: "I still cannot drink even coffee, much less sake."

Questions about ability, possession, or plans supply the first case. The answer contrasts it with another case.

  1. 56

    おさけはおろかまだコーヒーさえのむことができないのです。

    I still cannot drink even coffee, much less sake.

  2. 57

    おさけがのめますか。

    Can you drink sake?

  3. 58

    あたらしいじどうしゃをかいますか。

    Are you going to buy a new car?

  4. 59

    かんじがじょうずにかけますか。

    Can you write kanji well?

  5. 60

    おかねをいっせんえんもっていますか。

    Do you have one thousand yen?

  6. 61

    ジョンズさんはにほんごがはなせますか。

    Can Mr. Jones speak Japanese?

  7. 62

    にほんごのせいとはひらがなしかならいませんか。

    Do students of Japanese learn only hiragana?

コーヒー
coffee
ます
trout
上手
skillful, fluent (See Grammar Notes)
金
gold

Pebble Beach course hazards · Reading Selection 1 of 2

A famous course with severe hazards

The passage describes eleven courses around Monterey and calls Pebble Beach the most famous. Bunkers, hazards, and oceanfront fairways make it difficult.

*下手を すると、海の 中に うちこんで しまいます* means "If you are not careful, you will hit the ball into the ocean."

The *は おろか* contrast in *バーディは おろか、パーさえ 望めないのです* says that even par is unlikely, much less a birdie.

  1. 63

    モンテレーはいいゴルフコースがおおいのでゆうめいです。

    Monterey is famous because it has many good golf courses.

  2. 64

    モンテレーはんとうとそのふきんをいれてコースがじゅういちもありますが、もっともゆうめいなのはペブルビーチゴルフコースです。

    There are as many as eleven courses on the Monterey Peninsula and in its vicinity, and the most famous is the Pebble Beach Golf Course.

  3. 65

    このコースはバンカーやハザードがおおいので、なかなかむずかしいそうです。

    This course is said to be quite difficult because it has many bunkers and hazards.

  4. 66

    あるところはフェアウェーがうみのすぐそばですから、へたをすると、うみのなかにうちこんでしまいます。

    In some places the fairway is right beside the ocean, so if you are not careful, you will hit the ball into the ocean.

  5. 67

    ですから、よほどうんがよくないと、バーディはおろか、パーさえのぞめないのです。

    Therefore, unless you are extremely lucky, you cannot hope even for par, much less a birdie.

  6. 68

    このへんのゴルフコースはたいていクラブそしきで、じゅんぜんとしたパブリック・コースというのはあまりありません。

    Most of the golf courses around here are organized as clubs, and there are not many that can be called purely public courses.

  7. 69

    もちろんクラブそしきのコースでもこうかいしているのもあります。

    Of course, some of the club courses are open to the public.

もっとも
extremely, the most
むずかしい
difficult
パブリック・
public
言う
to say
もちろん
of course, to be sure

Golf courses in Japan · Reading Selection 2 of 2

Golf in Japan

*日本でも このごろは ゴルフが さかんで、コースが 六十以上も あるそうです* says that golf is popular in Japan and reports more than sixty courses.

The passage says business transactions usually occur on golf courses. It also reports many courses around Tokyo.

*伊豆半島に ある 川奈ゴルフ場の 富士コースなどは 有名で、とても 美しい コースだ そうです* identifies the Fuji Course at Kawana as famous and very beautiful.

  1. 70

    このへんのゴルフコースはたいていじゅうはちホールのコースです。

    Most of the golf courses around here are 18-hole courses.

  2. 71

    ただひとつかいぐんのもっているコースがきゅうホールです。

    Only one course, the one owned by the Navy, has nine holes.

  3. 72

    にほんでもこのごろはゴルフがさかんで、コースがろくじゅういじょうもあるそうです。

    Golf has become popular in Japan recently too, and there are said to be more than sixty courses.

  4. 73

    にほんではしょうばいじょうのとりひきなどはたいていゴルフコースでおこなわれるといわれています。

    It is said that in Japan, business transactions and the like are usually conducted on the golf course.

  5. 74

    とうきょうあたりにもゴルフコースはたくさんあるそうですが、

    There are said to be many golf courses around Tokyo too.

  6. 75

    いずはんとうにあるかわなゴルフじょうのふじコースなどはゆうめいで、とてもうつくしいコースだそうです。

    The Fuji Course at the Kawana Golf Course on the Izu Peninsula, for example, is famous and is said to be a very beautiful course.

ただ
merely
六十
60
しょうばい
business, trade
ます。
trout
あたり
vicinity, neighborhood
とても
very, indeed

Monterey golf course questions · Questions 1 of 2

Courses, hazards, and difficulty

The questions ask about Monterey's number and types of courses, Pebble Beach's fame, and the hazards that make it difficult.

*なぜ ペブルビーチの コースは むずかしいのですか* asks "Why is the Pebble Beach course difficult?" An answer gives the hazards and their effects.

Other answers identify a number, a course, or whether a statement is true.

  1. 76

    モンテレーはんとうはなんでゆうめいですか。

    What is the Monterey Peninsula famous for?

  2. 77

    モンテレーはんとうふきんにはゴルフコースがいくつありますか。

    How many golf courses are there in the vicinity of the Monterey Peninsula?

  3. 78

    そのなかでもっともゆうめいなのはどのコースですか。

    Which course is the most famous among them?

  4. 79

    なぜペブルビーチのコースはむずかしいのですか。

    Why is the Pebble Beach course difficult?

  5. 80

    ペブルビーチのコースではパーをうつのはわけはないですか。

    Is it easy to make par on the Pebble Beach course?

  6. 81

    このへんのコースはたいていパブリックコースですか。

    Are most of the courses around here public courses?

  7. 82

    ペブルビーチのコースはどうですか。

    What is the Pebble Beach course like?

どの
which (pre-substantive) (See Notes)
なぜ
why?

Golf in Japan questions · Questions 2 of 2

Course size, access, and use

The questions ask about course access and size around Monterey. They also ask about golf's popularity, quantity, beauty, and business role in Japan.

*日本では ゴルフ場で どんな 事を しますか* asks "What kinds of things do people do at golf courses in Japan?"

Answers give a course, an amount, a description, an activity, or an affirmative or negative statement.

  1. 83

    クラブそしきでもこうかいされているのがありますか。

    Are any of the club courses open to the public?

  2. 84

    このへんのゴルフコースはたいていきゅうホールですか。

    Are most of the golf courses around here nine-hole courses?

  3. 85

    どのコースがきゅうホールですか。

    Which course has nine holes?

  4. 86

    にほんでもゴルフがさかんですか。

    Is golf popular in Japan too?

  5. 87

    にほんにはゴルフコースがいくつぐらいありますか。

    About how many golf courses are there in Japan?

  6. 88

    とうきょうあたりでいちばんきれいなゴルフコースはどのコースですか。

    Which is the most beautiful golf course around Tokyo?

  7. 89

    にほんではゴルフじょうでどんなことをしますか。

    What kinds of things do people do at golf courses in Japan?

一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)

Golf courses and organisations · Word list 1 of 5

Courses and their organization

These words describe courses and the area around them. *ゴルフ・コース* and *ゴルフ場* both mean "golf course," while *付近* means "vicinity" or "neighborhood."

*パブリック* means "public." *クラブ組織* means "club system" or "organized by a club system."

  1. 90

    ゴルフ・コース

    golf course

  2. 91

    ふきん

    vicinity, neighborhood

  3. 92

    パブリック

    public

  4. 93

    ゴルフじょう

    golf course

  5. 94

    じゅんぜんとした

    pure

  6. 95

    クラブそしき

    club system; organized by a club system

  7. 96

    そしき

    organization

  8. 97

    じゅうはちホール

    18-hole (golf course)

  9. 98

    はつみみ

    heard for the first time; news

  10. 99

    こうよう

    government business

ゴルフ・コース
golf course
ゴルフ場
golf course
じゅんぜんとした
pure
クラブ組織
club system; organized by a club system
十八ホール
18-hole (golf course)

Scores, bunkers and rough · Word list 2 of 5

Hazards and scores

These words cover golf results and difficult parts of a course. *バンカー* means "bunker," *ウォーター ハザード* means "water hazard," and *ラフ* means "rough."

*うちこむ* means "hit into." It describes sending a ball into one of these hazards.

  1. 100

    いったかえり

    on the way home

  2. 101

    ---あまり

    a little more than (suffix)

  3. 102

    とくい

    one's forte; favorite

  4. 103

    パーゴルファー

    par golfer

  5. 104

    バンカー

    bunker (golf)

  6. 105

    ウォーターハザード

    water hazard (golf)

  7. 106

    スコア

    score

  8. 107

    ラフ

    rough (golf)

  9. 108

    うちこむ

    hit into (vt)

  10. 109

    ボギー

    bogey

行った帰り
on the way home
---あまり
a little more than (suffix)
パーゴルファー
par golfer
ウォーターハザード
water hazard (golf)
うちこむ
hit into (vt)

Fairways, greens and teeing off · Word list 3 of 5

From the fairway to the green

These words name course areas and their locations. *フェアウェー* means "fairway," *グリーン* means "green," and *すぐ そば* means "right by" or "next to."

*目の下* means "right under one's eyes." *七番ホール* and *ティーオフ* identify a hole and the start of play.

*望める* means "can hope for." *よほど* means "very much" or "extremely."

  1. 110

    じょうじょう

    excellent

  2. 111

    フェアウェー

    fairway (golf)

  3. 112

    すぐそば

    right by, next to

  4. 113

    しちばんホール

    the 7th hole

  5. 114

    ティーオフ

    tee off (golf)

  6. 115

    めのした

    right under one's eyes

  7. 116

    グリーン

    green (golf)

  8. 117

    よほど

    very much, extremely

  9. 118

    のぞめる

    can hope for

  10. 119

    しんりてきに

    psychologically

すぐそば
right by, next to
七番ホール
the 7th hole
ティーオフ
tee off (golf)
目の下
right under one's eyes
望める
can hope for
心理的に
psychologically

Birdies, blunders and handicaps · Word list 4 of 5

Results and mistakes

These words cover pressure and poor results. *へまを やる* means "to make a blunder," while *やりそこなう* means "to miss, blunder, or bungle."

*あせる* means "be too eager," "be hasty," or "be impatient." *やられる* means "be beaten" or "be defeated."

*--は おろか* means "not to mention" or "to say nothing of." The list also names shots, birdies, and handicaps.

  1. 120

    --はおろか

    not to mention; to say nothing of (See Gram. Notes)

  2. 121

    やられる

    be beaten; be defeated

  3. 122

    ショット

    shot (golf)

  4. 123

    たいしたもんだね

    that's great! that's very good!

  5. 124

    あせる

    be too eager; be hasty; be impatient

  6. 125

    バーディ

    birdie

  7. 126

    へたをすると

    if one is not careful

  8. 127

    へまをやる

    to make a blunder; to make a mess

  9. 128

    やりそこなう

    to miss, blunder, bungle

  10. 129

    ハンディ

    handicap

--はおろか
not to mention; to say nothing of (See Gram. Notes)
やられる
be beaten; be defeated
大したもんだね
that's great! that's very good!
下手をすると
if one is not careful
へまをやる
to make a blunder; to make a mess
やりそこなう
to miss, blunder, bungle

Clubs, sets and foursomes · Word list 5 of 5

A golf set and its players

These words describe a player's handicap and equipment. *プロライン セット* means "pro-line set," while *ウッド* and *アイアン* name two kinds of clubs.

*道具* means "tool," "instrument," or "outfit." *マッチド セット* names another kind of set.

*フォアサム* means "foursome." It consists of two two-person teams, with each team playing one ball and taking turns.

  1. 130

    ハンディご

    5 handicap

  2. 131

    ハンディキャップ

    handicap

  3. 132

    マッチドセット

    matched set

  4. 133

    プロラインセット

    pro-line set

  5. 134

    ウッド

    wood (golf)

  6. 135

    アイアン

    iron (golf)

  7. 136

    ところで

    by the way

  8. 137

    ハーレーくん

    Mr. Hurley

  9. 138

    フォアサム

    foursome (two two-men teams. Each team playing a ball, taking turns in shooting.)

  10. 139

    どうぐ

    tool, instrument; outfit

Guide for Free Conversation

1 Topic Titles

1a Talk about golfing on the Monterey Peninsula. — what kind of golf courses there are, — the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament, etc.

1b If you play golf, describe yourself—handicap, score, etc.

2 Visual Cues

2a Look at the sketch on Page 116 of the Pebble Beach Golf Course and talk about it. — how many holes, — the difficult holes, etc.
Homework

1 Memorize the Dialogue and the vocabulary.

2 Study the Grammar Perception Drill.

3 Study the Pattern Practice and do the exercise at the end of each pattern.

4 Learn to read and write new Kanji.

5 Read the Explanatory Notes.

6 Read the Guide for Free Conversation and do the exercises given.
ハンディ五
5 handicap
マッチドセット
matched set
プロラインセット
pro-line set
ところで
by the way
ハーレー君
Mr. Hurley
フォアサム
foursome (two two-men teams. Each team playing a ball, taking turns in shooting.)

The particulars

The course
Defense Language Institute, Japanese Basic Course, 1967 to 1971. Public domain. The teaching pages and the narration are ours.
Reading aloud
Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
The book
Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
Data
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