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strategy game/ 策略游戏/ (cèlüè yóuxì)
A: How about we play chess in a little bit?
一会儿我们一起去下棋怎么样?
(yihuìér wǒmén yīqǐ qù xiàqí zěnmeyànɡ?)
B: Okay. I can play Go, Chinese chess and Gomoku, which one do you like?
好啊,我会下围棋,象棋,五子棋,你喜欢哪种呢?
(hǎoā, wǒhuì xià wéiqí, xiànɡqí, wǔzǐqí, nǐ xǐhuān nǎzhǒnɡ ne?)
A: I prefer Chinese chess.
我比较喜欢象棋。
(wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān xiànɡqí.)
B: I know that China's Chinese chess is a type of ancient strategy game. It is a valuable cultural heritage.
我知道中国象棋是一种古老的策略游戏,是中国宝贵的文化遗产。
(wǒ zhīdào zhōnɡɡuó xiànɡqí shì yīzhǒnɡ ɡǔlǎo de cèlüè yóuxì, shì zhōnɡɡuó bǎoɡuì de wénhuà yíchǎn.)
A: A lot of kids start playing chess at age four or five to develop their intelligence.
有很多小孩子为了开发智力,从四五岁就开始学习下象棋了。
(yǒu hěnduō xiǎoháizǐ wéile kāifā zhìlì, cónɡ sìwǔ suì jiù kāishǐ xuéxí xià xiànɡqí le.)
B: Playing chess is also a way that a lot of elderly people like to pass the time.
下棋也是许多老年人最喜欢的消遣方式。
(xiàqí yěshì xǔduō lǎoniánrén zuì xǐhuānde xiāoqiǎn fānɡshì?)
A: Yup. As an ancient strategy game, Chinese chess has won the love of a lot of fans across different ages and nationalities. Let's try it next time.
是的,作为一种古老的策略游戏,象棋深受不同年龄,不同国籍的爱好者的推崇。我们下次一起玩吧。
(shìde, zuòwéi yizhǒnɡ ɡǔlǎo de cèlüè yóuxì, xiànɡqí shēnshòu bùtónɡ niánlínɡ, bùtónɡ ɡuójí de àihǎozhě de tuīchónɡ.wǒmén xiàcì yīqǐ wán bā.)
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