棋牌是棋類和牌類娛樂項目的總稱，包括*象棋、圍棋、國際象棋、蒙古象棋、五子棋、跳棋、國際跳棋（已列入首屆世界智力運動會項目）、軍棋、橋牌、撲克、麻將等等諸多傳統(tǒng)或新興娛樂項目。棋牌是十分有趣味的娛樂活動，很多人為此廢寢忘食，這種過度沉迷于其中的做法是極不健康的。　　相關(guān)詞匯 　　backgammon ? n. 西洋雙陸棋 　　blackjack ?n. 二十一點 　　bridge ?n. 橋牌 　　checkers/draughts ? n. 跳棋 　　chess ?n. 國際象棋 　　chess board ? 棋盤 　　chessman(單)/chessmen(復(fù)) ?n. ?棋子 　　Chinese chess ? ?*象棋 　　Chinese Poker ? 斗地主 　　club ?n. 梅花 　　diamond ? n. 方塊 　　go ?n. 圍棋 　　gobang/five in a row ? 五子棋 　　heart ?n. ? ?紅桃，紅心 　　mahjong ? n. ?麻將 　　play cards ? 打紙牌 　　poker ? n. ?撲克 　　shuffle ?v. ?洗紙牌 　　spade ? n. ?黑桃

? 　　情景對話: 　　A: Hi, Jill, are you free this Saturday? 　　B: Why? 　　A: We'll have a party at my dormitory. Would you like to join us? 　　B: I'd like to. What shall we do for fun then? 　　A: We want to play cards: Chinese Poker, Chinese Hearts and the blackjack, whatever we like. What do you think? 　　You play cards very well, don't you? 　　B: Well... yes... but I'm not interested in poker recently. 　　A: Why? 　　B: I don't know.. .um. . . Perhaps because I've played it too much before and I get fed up with it. Does anybody like to play Chinese chess, go or checkers? 　　A: I'm not sure yet. But many classmates will come to the party, and perhaps someone will play them with you. 　　B: Will Mike come to the party? It's said he's really a good player of Chinese chess. I want to play it with him and learn some skills from him. 　　A: Yes, he'll come. 　　B: Great! I'll be there, too. 　　參考譯文: 　　A:嗨，吉爾，你這個周六有空嗎? 　　B:什么事? 　　A:我們打算在宿舍搞個聚會，你來嗎? 　　B:好的。我們到時候做些什么呢? 　　A:我們打算玩撲克:斗地主、拱豬、二十一點，玩什么都行。你覺得怎么樣?你撲克玩得很好，是吧? 　　B:嗯……是的……但我近來對玩撲克不感興趣。 　　A:為什么呀? 　　B:我也不知道……嗯……或許是因為我以前玩得太多玩夠了吧。有沒有人想下象棋、圍棋、跳棋的? 　　A:我還不知道。但是，很多同學(xué)都會來，或許有人能和你玩吧. 　　B:麥克會來嗎?據(jù)說他象棋下得很棒。我想和他下下棋，學(xué)一些招數(shù)呢。 　　A:是的，他會來的。 　　B:太好了!我也會去的。