英语俚语天天说 第181期:用英文斗地主?!

 　　介绍:

　　花色(suits)

　　Spades黑桃

　　hearts红桃

　　Diamonds方块

　　Clubs梅花

　　牌的叫法 Ace¹ King Queen Jack²

　　举例：

　　Ace of Spades 黑桃A

　　two of Hearts 红桃2

　　ten of Clubs 梅花10

　　Queen of Diamonds 方块Q

　　其他词汇：

　　pot n. 赌注

　　all money that the players bet

　　deal v.发牌

　　Start by dealing³ out ten cards to each player.

　　开始的时候给每个玩家10张牌。

　　face down/up 牌朝下/上

　　chip n. 筹码

　　Before you can play poker⁴ in a casino you have to convert your money into chips.

　　在赌场开始玩扑克之前，你需要先把钱换成筹码。

　　bluff⁵ v. 虚张声势

　　I think he's just bluffing⁶.

　　poker face n. 面无表情的脸

　　She managed to keep a poker face.

　　她设法不露出任何表情。

1 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

5 bluff   

v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗

参考例句：

• His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
• John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。

6 bluffing   

n. 威吓，唬人 动词bluff的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I don't think he'll shoot—I think he's just bluffing. 我认为他不会开枪—我想他不过是在吓唬人。
• He says he'll win the race, but he's only bluffing. 他说他会赢得这场比赛，事实上只是在吹牛。