The train was late, and I decided to take the short cut across the golf links.

火车晚点了， 我决定抄近路穿过高尔夫球场。

Usually her voice came over the wire as something fresh and cool as if a divot from a green golf links had come sailing in at the office window but this morning it seemed harsh and dry.

通常她电话里的声音总是清新悦耳，仿佛一块草根土从一片碧绿的高尔夫球场上飘进了办公室的窗口，但是今天上午她的声音却显得生硬枯燥。