英文成语与典故(8-2).pptVIP

Originated from sports and games源自运动的成语 Baseball棒球 Boxing拳击 Cards扑克 Gambling赌博 Football足球 Tennis网球 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 棒球运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 拳击运动 棋牌运动 棋牌运动 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 赌博游戏 足球运动 足球运动 足球运动 网球运动 Dictation 1/7 Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It is surprising how many expressions that Americans use every day came from the card game of poker. For example, you hear the expression,1） ace in the hole, used by many people who would never think of going near a poker table. An ace in the hole is an argument, plan or thing kept hidden until needed.? It is used especially when it can turn failure into success. Dictation 2/7 In poker and most card games, the ace is the highest and most valuable card. It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game, the first card to each player is given face down. A player does not show this card to the other players. The other cards are dealt face up. The players bet money each time they receive another card. No one knows until the end of the game whose hidden card is the winner. Often, the ace in the hole wins the game. Dictation 3/7 Smart card players, especially those who play for large amounts of money, closely watch the person who deals the cards. They are watching to make sure he is dealing honestly. They want to be sure that he is not dealing off the bottom of the stack of cards. A dealer who is doing that has stacked the deck. He has fixed the cards so that he will get higher cards. He will win and you will lose. Dictation 4/7 The expression,2） dealing off the bottom, now means cheating in business, as well as in cards. And when someone tells you that 3）the cards are stacked against you, he is saying you do not have a chance to succeed. In a poker game you do not want to let your opponents know if your cards are good or bad. So having a poker face is important. 4）A poker face never shows any emotion, never expresses either g