听对话练听力 88

GAMES

laurance--Say,Joe,do you play bridge¹?

soony--No,I don't play any card games.But I know how to play chess.How about you,George?

laurance--Well,I happen to be one of the best chess players² around.

soony--O.K.Let's play,then.We'll see who's the best.

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注解:

1)Say:是一种极随便的招呼语

2)bridge:桥牌.注意不用冠词

3)How aboutyou, George?=Do you play chess, George?

4)happen to be:happen之后接不定式动词表示"偶然""碰巧".

5)around:邻近,附近的地区.

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参考译文：

laurance--喂,你玩桥牌吗?

soony--不,我不会玩桥牌.不过,我会下棋.乔治,你呢?

laurance--哦,我恰好是这里棋下得最棒的几个人之一.

soony--好吧,那咱么下一盘.看看咱俩谁下得好!

1 bridge   

n.桥，鼻梁，桥牌；vt.渡过，架桥

参考例句：

• There are two bookshops near the bridge.大桥附近有两家书店。
• I am strange at bridge.我对桥牌是外行。

2 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。