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A: Have you ever heard about Sam Snead?(»ù ½º´Ïµå¿¡ ´ëÇØ µé¾îº» ÀûÀÌ ÀÖ³ª¿ä?)
B; Yes I have. He was the greatest American profession golfer who won 82 PGA tournaments(³×. PGAÅõ¾î Åë»ê 82½ÂÀ» °ÅµÐ À§´ëÇÑ ¹Ì±¹ °ñÆÛÀݾƿä).
A: Do you know what weak point had in golf?(±×ÀÇ ¾àÁ¡ÀÌ ¹ºÁö ¾Æ¼¼¿ä?)
B: He was never a great putter. Because he used wrist instead of an arm and shoulder(ÆÛÆÃÀ» ¸øÇß¾î¿ä. ÆÈ°ú ¾î±ú·Î ½ºÆ®·ÎÅ© ÇØ¾ß Çϴµ¥ ¼Õ¸ñÀ» ¸¹ÀÌ ½è¾î¿ä).
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