情景会话口袋书人际篇257:棋牌(3)

 　　9. Playing cards for money is banned here.

　　这里不许打牌赌钱。

　　还能这样说：

　　Never play cards for money.

　　It's forbidden to play cards for money here.

　　谚语：

　　Time is money.

　　一寸光阴一寸金。

　　10. Please give the pack a good shuffle¹.

　　把这副纸牌好好洗一下。

　　还能这样说：

　　Shuffle the cards well, please.

　　Give the cards a good shuffle.

　　应用解析：

　　pack away from 把……从……打发走；

　　pack (sth.) up 把（东西）装箱打包离开某地；

　　pack sth. together 把某物扎在一起

　　11. He had a long suit of diamonds.

　　他有一长套方片牌。

　　还能这样说：

　　He owned a long suit of diamonds in his hands.

　　He possessed² a long suit of diamonds.

　　应用解析：

　　all of one suit 清一色；

　　suit with 与……协调，相称；

　　suit for 适合做……；

　　follow suit 跟牌；仿效别人

　　12. Playing cards can come in a variety of sizes and styles.

　　玩牌的方法多种多样。

　　还能这样说：

　　There are various ways of playing cards.

　　You can play cards with various methods.

　　应用解析：

　　give the cut direct 故意不理睬（某人）；

　　size down 从大到小排列

1 shuffle   

n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走

参考例句：

• I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
• Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。

2 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。