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#我们一起学英语#

【编者按】一开始有一小段外国人的互相调侃，也很有趣。

How can people play chess against themselves, if they know what move their "opponent" is going to make?【译】人们怎么能和自己下棋呢？我是说这样他们是知道他们的“对手”下一步要怎么走的。【单词】chess [ches][t?es] n. 国际象棋【单词】opponent [uh-'poh-nuhnt][?'p??n?nt] n. 对手；敌手

That's the fun if it, you actually don't know every move you're gonna make and when you catch your own mistake, game over.【译】有趣的是，你会真的不知道你要走的每一步，当你发现自己的失误的时候，棋局就会结束。【俗语】gonna 相当于 going to。例句：I am gonna stay by your side. 我将会留在你的身边。【短语】take over 表示“接管；接收”。如：I intend you to take over. 我打算让你来接管。【单词】fun [fuhn][f?n] n. 乐趣；玩笑 adj. 有趣的【单词】catch [kach][k?t?] v. 赶上；抓住；捕捉；领会

【单词】mistake [mi-'steyk][m?'ste?k] n. 错误；误会；过失

Do I always win?【译】我总是会赢吗？【单词】win [win][w?n] v. 赢；赢得；获胜

Do I always lose?【译】还是我总是会输？【单词】lose [looz][lu?z] vt. 失败

You always learn.【译】你总是会学到东西。【单词】learn [lurn][l??n] v. 学会；学习；得知

I learned I'm really bad at chess.【译】我学到了我下棋真的很差。

Well now you know.【译】至少你现在知道了这一点。

If you had fun, you won.【译】如果你玩得开心，你其实已经赢了。【单词】won 原型：win [win][w?n] v. 赢；赢得；获胜

The best chess players can anticipate their opponents move anyway, so not much difference, so in theory playing against yourself as a skilled player is the hardest game you will ever play.【译】最好的棋手无论如何都能预料到对手的动向，因此这差别不大，所以从理论上讲，作为一个熟练的棋手与自己比赛是最难的游戏。【单词】players 原型：player ['pley-er]['ple??] n. 比赛者；游戏的人；棋手【单词】anticipate [an-'tis-uh-peyt][?n't?s?pe?t] vt. 预期；提前使用；抢 … 前 vi. 预言【单词】anyway ['en-ee-wey]['eniwe?] adv. 不管怎样；无论如何【单词】skilled [skild][sk?ld] adj. 有技能的；熟练的

Eitherway though it's more about practising strategies and giving you a look at what your opponent would do if they were you xD.【译】不管怎样，这更多的是练习策略，让你看看如果你的对手是你，他们会怎么做。【单词】practising 原型：practise ['prak-tis]['pr?kt?s] v. 练习；实践；实行【单词】strategies 原型：strategy ['strat-i-jee]['str?t?d?i] n. 策略；战略【单词】xD 这里是表情符号，侧着看像一个张嘴微笑的表情

For me, when I'm playing against someone else, I'm still planning moves against myself.【译】对我来说，当我和别人比赛的时候，我也会思考如何应对我自己的棋。

I'm always looking at it from my opponent's view and thinking what can I do here in response?【译】我总是站在对手的角度看问题，想我能做些什么来应对？

Chess is not just about setting traps and hoping the opponent doesnt see them.【译】国际象棋不仅仅是设下陷阱，希望对手看不到。【单词】Chess 原型：chess [ches][t?es] n. 国际象棋【单词】traps 原型：trap [trap][tr?p] n. 圈套；陷阱；困境

It's about coming up with good moves that are hard to exploit.【译】关键是要想出很难对付的一步步好棋。【单词】exploit ['ek-sploit, ik-'sploit][?k'spl??t] vt. 剥削；利用；开发；开拓

Chess is a game of perfect information.【译】国际象棋是一种信息充足的游戏。【单词】perfect [adjective'pur-fikt]['p??f?kt] adj. 完美的；完全的；完满的；十足的；理想的

Both you and your opponent can see the exact same state of the board.【译】你和你的对手都能看到完全相同的棋盘状态。【单词】exact [ig-'zakt][?ɡ'z?kt] adj. 精密严谨的；确切的

There's usually a number of "correct moves" to make.【译】通常有许多“正确的动作（指下棋的一步）”要做。

So theoretically since you have the same information and there's usually a few "correct moves" you should be able to figure out what your opponent might play even if there is another person playing.【译】所以从理论上讲，既然你有相同的信息，而且通常有一些“正确的动作”，你应该能够找出你的对手可能会玩什么，即使有其他人在玩。【词法】even if是“即使，纵然”的意思，为连词，用于引导让步状语从句。如：Even if it rains tomorrow, we won't change our plan. 即使明天下雨，我们也决不改变计划。【单词】theoretically [thee-uh-'ret-i-kuhl][?θ??'ret?kli] adv. 理论上

So when you play by yourself, you kind of just attempt to figure out and work through the possible correct moves you can make for either side, similar to how a computer might analyze a chess position.【译】所以当你自己下棋的时候，你就可以试着找出并找出你可以为任何一方做出的正确的棋步，就像计算机如何分析象棋的位置一样。【单词】computer [kuh?m-'pyoo-ter][k?m'pju?t?(r)] n. 电脑；计算机【单词】analyze ['an-l-ahyz]['?n?la?z] vt. 分析；解析；研究

Contrast this with a game with hidden information like Poker or Stratego, knowing your opponents information completely ruins the dynamic of the game.【译】与一个隐藏信息的游戏相比，如扑克或战略，知道你的对手的信息会完全破坏人们对游戏的兴趣。【单词】Contrast 原型：contrast [kuhn-'trast, 'kon-trast]['k?ntrɑ?st] v. 对比；成对照【单词】hidden 原型：hide [hahyd][ha?d] v. 藏；隐瞒；遮避【单词】completely [kuhm-'pleet][k?m'pli?tli] adv. 完全地；十分地；全然【单词】ruins 原型：ruin ['roo-in]['ru??n] vt. 毁灭；毁坏【单词】dynamic [dahy-'nam-ik][da?'n?m?k] n. 动力；动力学【专有名词】Poker ['poh-ker]['p??k?(r)] n. 扑克【专有名词】Stratego 意为“策略”，指一种棋类。类似于中国的陆战棋，但与其不同。它起源于欧洲近代的战争。

I have done this plenty of times.【译】我已经这样下棋很多次了。【单词】plenty ['plen-tee]['plenti] n. 丰富；大量；充足 adj. 充足的；相当多的 adv. 非常；充分

You do know the move you plan to make on both sides but every turn you see the board differently, move your seat or turn the board around.【译】你确实知道你打算在两边走的棋，但每次你看到的棋盘都不一样，更换你的座位或者把棋盘转过来。【单词】differently ['dif-er-uhnt-lee, 'dif-ruhnt‐]['d?fr?ntli] adv. 不同地【单词】seat [seet][si?t] n. 座位；底座；席位

As a kid I learned chess early and no one wanted to play with me so did this all the time and really helped me develop my game because I was able to find my own weaknesses if that makes any sense.【译】小时候，我很早就学会了国际象棋，没人愿意和我一起下棋，所以一直都这样做，真的帮助我发展了自己的棋艺，我可以找到自己的弱点，这很有意义。【单词】kid [kid][k?d] n. 小孩；年轻人【单词】develop [dih-'vel-uh?p][d?'vel?p] v. 发展；发育；开发

【单词】weaknesses 原型：weakness ['week-nis]['wi?kn?s] n. 软弱；弱点