棋牌游戏
    01 i have to be in the right frame of mind when i play chess.
    下国际象棋时，我的思想得处于很集中的状态。
    解析 ▲ be (not) in the right frame of mind (to do)为固定词组，意为“有/没有心思做某事”；而a frame of mind (to do)则是表示“心境，心情，情绪，思想状态”。
    学学这样说
    1. my favorite interest in spare time is to play chess. 我业余时间最喜欢下国际象棋。
    2. you can challenge him to chess. 你可以邀他跟你下国际象棋。
    3. it must be funny to play chess. 下国际象棋一定是有趣的。
    4. tom and i play chess on monday. 星期一汤姆和我一起下国际象棋。
    5. i am interested in playing chess. 我对下国际象棋很感兴趣。
    6. in chess, cool nerves are essential. 下国际象棋特别需要头脑冷静。
    补充短语
    spare time 空闲时间
    be interested in... 对……感兴趣
    02 we haven't played chess for a long time.
    我们很久没下国际象棋了。
    语法tips
    play chess为固定词组，意为“下国际象棋”。棋牌、球类运动前，不用冠词修饰；乐器名称前，通常要用定冠词。
    学学这样说
    1. do you often play chess when you're free? 你有空时经常下国际象棋吗？
    2. it was my first win since i began to learn to play chess.
    自从我学下国际象棋以来，这是我第一次赢。
    3. chess is one of the forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by the old and the young alike. 下国际象棋是老少都喜欢的室内娱乐形式之一。
    4. the moves in chess are not only manifold, but involuted.
    国际象棋的走法不但多种多样，而且错综复杂。
    5. i don't know how to play chess, but i can learn it. 我不会下国际象棋，但是我可以学
    应用对话
    steven: how will you spend this lovely weekend?
    aaron: we haven't played chess for a long time. how about playing chess?
    史蒂文：你打算如何度过这个愉快的周末？
    亚伦：我们很久没下国际象棋了，切磋一下怎么样？
    03 he is a master of chess.
    他是下国际象棋的高手。
    常用单词
    master ['mɑ:st?(r)] n. 大师，主人
    chess [t?es] n. 国际象棋
    随机测验
    a: do you know the man in black?
    b: he is a master _____ chess.
    a. to b. of c. with d. out
    翻译
    a：你认识那个穿黑衣服的人吗？
    b：他是下棋的高手。
    答案：b
    提示：be a master of...为固定词组，意为“……的行家，能控制……的人，占……优势者”，常用于正式文体中。
    04 he can always defeat his opponents at chess.
    他下国际象棋总是能获胜。
    解析 ▲ defeat作及物动词，表示“战胜，击败”，通常用于固定词组defeat sb at/in...，意为“在……中击败某人”；用于口语中，也可以表示“使某人困惑，难住某人”。
    学学这样说
    1. are you fond of chess? 你喜欢下国际象棋吗？
    2. are you keen on playing chess? 你喜欢下国际象棋吗？
    3. you shouldn't be kind-hearted when you play chess.
    你下国际象棋时不能过于仁慈。
    4. you always outfox me at chess. 你下国际象棋总是赢我。
    5. he has been completely defeated at chess. 他下国际象棋时一败涂地。
    补充短语
    outfox sb (at...) （在……上）胜过某人
    be soundly/completely defeated in... ……一败涂地
    05 he initiated his son into the game of chess.
    他把下棋的初步知识教给儿子。
    语法tips
    initiate sb into...为固定词组，意为“向某人传授……的基本要领/秘密知识，接纳/介绍某人加入……（通常是借助某种仪式）”。initiate作及物动词，也可以表示“开始实施，发起，创始，开始”，用于正式文体，直接接宾语。
    学学这样说
    1. i know all the possible moves in chess. 国际象棋的各种走法我都会。
    2. he taught basic knowledge of chess to his son.
    他把下国际象棋的基本知识教给儿子。
    3. are you acquainted with the rules of chess? 你熟悉国际象棋的规则吗？
    4. playing chess requires intellectual skills. 下国际象棋需要智力技巧。
    补充短语
    be acquainted with... 熟悉……
    teach...to sb 传授/教授……
    the rules of... ……的规则
    06 playing cards can come in a variety of styles.
    玩牌的方法多种多样。
    解析 ▲ come in为固定词组，意为“到来，出现，产品上市/有货/买得到，流行起来”，通常不用于进行时态或是被动语态。
    学学这样说
    1. they pass the evening with cards and beer. 他们靠打牌和喝啤酒消磨夜晚。
    2. i have no time to play cards. 我没有时间玩牌。
    3. never play cards for money. 永远别为赌钱而玩牌。
    4. we used to play cards on weekends. 我们以前周末时经常玩牌。
    5. he is playing poker with his roommates. 他正在与室友打扑克。
    6. i had great fun playing cards with them. 我和他们玩纸牌玩得非常高兴。
    补充短语
    play cards 玩牌
    play poker (with sb) 玩牌
    07 i had a suit of diamonds.
    我有一套方块牌。
    语法tips
    suit作可数名词，意为“（纸牌）四种花色黑桃/红桃/梅花/方块牌（spades/hearts/ clubs/diamonds）中的任一种”；hand则是表示“（纸牌的）一局”，如have a good/ bad/poor hand表示“拿到一手好/坏/糟牌”。
    学学这样说
    1. could you show me some card tricks? 你能给我表演一些纸牌戏法吗？
    2. i will have another game of cards if you would like to. 如果你愿意，我想再玩一盘纸牌。
    3. reshuffle the cards, please. 请重新洗牌。
    4. he fanned the cards. 他把纸牌展开成扇形。
    应用对话
    steven: what do you whisper to her?
    aaron: i had a suit of diamonds.
    史蒂文：你和她在小声说什么？
    亚伦：我有一套方块牌。
    08 give the pack a good shuffle.
    把这副纸牌好好洗一下。
    常用单词
    shuffle ['??fl] n. 洗牌
    随机测验
    a: give the pack a good _____.
    b: why me?
    a. hand b. tide c. help d. shuffle
    翻译
    a：把这副纸牌好好洗一下。
    b：为什么是我？
    提示：give the pack a good shuffle为固定词组，意为“好好洗牌”，shuffle
    用作单数可数名词；此外也可以用作及物动词，shuffle the cards意为“洗牌”。
    09 you're really a card shark.
    你真是个打牌老手。
    解析 ▲ shark作可数名词，本意为“鲨鱼”，用于口语中，意为“敲诈勒索的人，放高利贷的人，骗子”；card shark为美语口语，意为“玩牌老手/好手”，相当于cardsharp，意为“打牌时经常作弊的人，玩纸牌诈骗者”。
    学学这样说
    1. if you want to join the game, i'll deal you in. 你要是也想加入游戏，我就发牌给你。
    2. don't stack the cards. 洗牌不要作弊。
    3. playing cards for money is banned here. 这里不允许打牌赌钱。
    4. they played cards through the whole night. 他们通宵打牌。
    补充短语
    deal sb in（纸牌戏中）发牌（给新参加者）
    stack the cards 洗牌作弊，暗中做手脚（美语）