外教讲解地道美语 第138期:玩国际象棋

Daddy: Bobby! Come here, look what I got you!

Bobby: What is that?

Daddy: A chess board! Daddy is going to teach you how to play!

Bobby: Cool!

Daddy: Ok, each player gets 16 pieces. You can be  the  white  ones  and  I’ll  play  with  the black pieces. Now in the front, you set up the pawns. Those are the least valuable pieces and can only move one space forward. When you are about to capture another piece, it can move one space diagonally.

Bobby: What about all these other pieces?

Daddy: See this one that looks like a tower? It’s called the rook. The one with the tall hat is called the bishop. See this little horsey? This is called the knight, it’s a very important piece so it’s best to not let your opponent capture it.

Bobby: And these two? They are husband and wife?

Daddy: That’s right! That’s the queen and that’s the king. If the other player captures your king, he will say ”Check Mate” and the game is over! Doesn’t this sound fun?

Bobby:Nah! This is boring! I’m gonna go play Killer Zombies on my PlayStation!

【文章大意】此篇对话围绕着如何下国际象棋而进行。父亲详细地介绍了象棋的玩法，但是他 的儿子却对象棋不敢兴趣，决定去玩游戏机。