对于Jourdain Yardan来说，在位于华盛顿特区滨水区的东波托马克高尔夫球场打球，是每周两次的固定活动。
For Jourdain Yardan, golfing at the East Potomac Golf Links on Washington DC's waterfront is a twice-weekly ritual.
“这儿什么人都有，无论他们是刚开始接触高尔夫，还是……资深球手，都能出来以相当合理的价格打球，”这位35岁男子周一在球场推杆时对BBC表示。
"Anyone from any walk of life, whether they're starting to play golf or whether they're a ... seasoned golfer, they can come out here and play golf at a pretty reasonable rate," the 35-year-old told the BBC while putting on the course on Monday.
但唐纳德·特朗普总统似乎并不领情，周一晚间在Truth Social上称这座有106年历史的球场为“垃圾岛”。
But President Donald Trump does not seem convinced of its charms, calling the 106-year-old course "Trash Island" Monday evening on Truth Social.
如今，他打算关闭球场进行翻修，打造一个“将向公众开放，同时按最高水准设计、能够举办世界级赛事”的场地。
Now, he intends to shut it down for renovations to create a space that "will be open to the Public while, at the same time, designed to the Highest Level of Golf and able to hold World Class Tournaments".
这项翻修是总统大刀阔斧且备受争议的重塑美国首都计划的一部分，其中还包括新建白宫舞厅、一座高250英尺（约76米）的拱门，以及对其他长期地标的改动。高尔夫球场虽是较小的项目，却与许多生活在该市的人息息相关。
The renovation is part of the president's sprawling and controversial efforts to shape the US capital, which include a new White House ballroom, a 250-foot-tall arch and other changes to longstanding landmarks. The golf course is a smaller project, but deeply personal to many who live in the city.
Yardan形容，即便只是暂时关闭，也会给华盛顿特区文化造成“巨大缺口”，可能改变这片场地的核心灵魂。
Yardan described a potential shuttering, even if temporary, as a "huge dent" in DC culture that could change the heart of the space.
特朗普是高尔夫狂热爱好者，拥有十多座球场，他表示自己的愿景将使该球场成为“世界上最好、最壮观的高尔夫球场之一”。
Trump, an avid golfer and owner of more than a dozen courses, says his vision for the course will make it "one of the Best and Most Spectacular Golf Courses anywhere in the World".
但在特朗普能付诸实施前，法院将需要介入调解白宫与社区之间的纠纷。
But courts will need to mediate the dispute between the White House and the community before Trump can realize his plans.
这座历史悠久的球场距白宫2英里（3公里），是国家公园管理局在首都运营的三座公共球场之一。华盛顿特区文物保护联盟及两名该球场球手提起诉讼，请求法院叫停特朗普的翻修计划。
The historic course, which sits 2 miles (3km) south of the White House, is one of three public courses run by the National Park Service in the nation's capital. A lawsuit from the DC Preservation League and two golfers from the course asks the court to stop Trump's planned renovation.
代表原告的组织“Democracy Forward”在社交媒体声明中表示：“我们提起诉讼旨在为该球场服务的民众和社区，守护这颗社区明珠。”
"Our litigation is intended to protect this community jewel for the people and communities it serves," Democracy Forward, the group representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement on social media.
法律纠纷本月升级，起因是政府在未通知法院或原告的情况下，开始在球场大规模砍伐树木。
The legal fight intensified this month after the government began large-scale tree removal on the course without giving the court or plaintiffs notice.
一名联邦法官已下令特朗普政府暂停其重建计划，至少持续到10月26日。
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its redevelopment plans until at least 26 October.
尽管工程已叫停，特朗普周日仍在社交媒体上宣布，球场将从11月开始关闭15个月，以配合翻新工程。他还分享了一张球场重新设计的效果图。
Despite the work stoppage, Trump took to social media on Sunday to announce that the course will be closed for 15-months beginning in November to accommodate the renovations. He also shared a rendering of the course redesign.
“目前的球场陈旧、破损、残破不堪，已无进一步用途或效力。球场状况极差，有倒塌的、危险的和染病的树木，重要的是，还有一座正在坍塌且危险的海堤，”特朗普在周日的帖子中写道。
"The current Course is old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect. It is in very poor condition, with falling, dangerous, and disease-infested trees and, importantly, a collapsing and hazardous seawall," Trump wrote in his post on Sunday.
虽然并非诉讼当事人，但高尔夫球手托马斯·斯诺承认球场可能需要“整容”，但他认为总统对球场的描述是“严重夸大”。
While golfer Thomas Snow, who is not part of the suit, conceded the course could use a "facelift", he thinks the president's description of the course is a "gross overstatement".
目前，东波托马克球场并不提供人们可能在总统以建设闻名的那些豪华私人高尔夫球场找到的精心修剪体验。这座公共球场向所有人开放，无需会员资格即可进入。
Currently, East Potomac does not offer the manicured experience one might find at the luxury, private golf courses the president is known for building. The public course is open to all and does not require a membership to access.
该华盛顿特区球场的设施较为简陋，提供的是美食广场式餐饮，而非白桌布餐厅和高档更衣室等配套设施。
The facilities at the DC course are more modest, offering food court-style dining rather than amenities such as white tablecloth restaurants and upscale locker rooms.
经常在东波托马克球场打球的高尔夫球手斯诺和亚尔丹告诉英国广播公司（BBC），这里提供了难得的价格亲民与临近市中心的组合。
Golfers like Snow and Yardan who regularly play the courses at East Potomac, told the BBC it offers a rare combination of affordability and proximity to the city.
“你把一切都清理干净，它就变成了一块你只是在上面击球的空地；我认为这消除了高尔夫球场的文化，”亚尔丹说。
"You start to clear everything out and it just starts to become an empty plot of land that you just hit golf balls on; I think it gets rid of the culture of the golf course," Yardan said.
作为一名70岁的高尔夫球手，斯诺在东波托马克球场打18洞只需支付29美元（约合21.65英镑）。
As a 70-year-old golfer, Snow pays $29 (£21.65) for 18 holes when he visits East Potomac.
“在整个DMV地区（包括特区及其马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州郊区的大都会区），没有任何地方能让你以这个价位打一场像样的18洞，”他说。
"There's no place in the whole DMV (the metropolitan region including DC and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs) that you can play a nice 18 holes for that price point," he said.
斯诺担心，如果特朗普的提议推进，人们将因价格过高而无法负担。每周打两次高尔夫的亚尔丹也表达了同样的担忧。
Snow worries that if Trump's proposal moves forward, people will be priced out. Yardan, the twice-weekly golfer, echoed those concerns.
“每当你听到‘大联盟’、‘大牌高尔夫球手’，那也意味着高昂的价格，”他说。“我最喜欢这座高尔夫球场的地方……就是它价格亲民，”他说。
"Anytime you hear about big league, big golfers, that also includes big prices," he said. "The biggest thing that I like about this golf course .. is that it's affordable," he said.
