【词汇一箩筐】

chess: a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered game board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid  国际象棋

Chinese chess: a strategy board game for two players, which represents a battle between two armies, with the object of capturing the enemy's general (king)  中国象棋

checkers/draught: a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces  跳棋

go: an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent  围棋

Monopoly: a board game where players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game-board buying and trading properties, and develop them with houses and hotels  大富翁(游戏)

card games 纸牌类游戏

board games 桌游

mono-: （前缀）一

monologue 独白

monotonous 单调的，无聊的

banker （大富翁游戏中）负责保管钱、未出售的土地、房产等的人

game piece 棋子

utility  公用事业

auction  拍卖, 竞卖

bidder  出价者, 投标人

bid for 竞买..., 为...竞标

chance card 机会卡

deed card  房契

mortgage property  抵押财产

go bankrupt  破产

【实用句型】

Do a headcount to see how many people want to play.

数数人头，看看有多少人要玩游戏。

The players need to roll the dice first.

玩家要先掷骰子。

The highest bidder wins. 

出价最高的人获胜。

If you buy all the properties in the colour group, you get a monopoly. 

当你买下同种颜色的所有地皮、房产后，你就拥有了垄断权。

If you fail to collect the rent, you'll probably go bankrupt. 

如果你收不上租金，你很有可能破产。

The last player standing wins.

最后剩下的那一个玩家胜出。

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