英语博客-北美风情 203、Board games aren’t boring!

 　　Who doesn’t like to play games? We’ve got an episode¹ for you all about board games, which ones are popular in Canada and which ones Harp² and Maura have memories of playing. Have you heard of The Game of Life? Do you know Monopoly³? Listen and learn here about games and game vocabulary.

 

　　Harp: I’ve played a lot of checkers when I was young, but never chess.

 

　　Maura: Yeah. Checkers is pretty easy to play. There aren’t too many rules. I’ve probably played chess once or twice and I just wasn’t interested because there was so much memorizing with all of the rules. And if you wanna get good or enjoy playing chess, I think you have to keep playing so that you just start to know the rules by heart.

 

　　Harp: Yes, I agree. And it’s a game you always have to think a couple of steps in advance. I think now, present. “If I move this little piece, what does that do?” That’s it.

 

　　Maura: What are some of the other top games on the list?

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

3 monopoly   

n.垄断，专卖，垄断物（商品），专卖商品

参考例句：

• His monopoly of shipbuilding in that country has been established.他对那个国家造船业的垄断已经建立起来。
• In many countries,tobacco is a government monopoly.在许多国家，烟草由政府专营。