棋牌游戏
01 I have to be in the right frame of mind when I play chess.
下国际象棋时，我的思想得处于很集中的状态。
解析 ▲ be (not) in the right frame of mind (to do)为固定词组，意为“有/没有心思做某事”；而a frame of mind (to do)则是表示“心境，心情，情绪，思想状态”。
学学这样说
1. in spare time is to play chess. 我业余时间最喜欢下国际象棋。
2. You can challenge him to chess. 你可以邀他跟你下国际象棋。
3. It must be funny to play chess. 下国际象棋一定是有趣的。
4. Tom and I play chess on Monday. 星期一汤姆和我一起下国际象棋。
5. I aed in playing chess. 我对下国际象棋很感兴趣。
6. In chess, cool nerves are essential. 下国际象棋特别需要头脑冷静。
补充短语
spare tied in... 对……感兴趣
02 We haven't played chess for a long time.
我们很久没下国际象棋了。
语法TIPS
play chess为固定词组，意为“下国际象棋”。棋牌、球类运动前，不用冠词修饰；乐器名称前，通常要用定冠词。
学学这样说
1. Do you often play chess when you're free? 你有空时经常下国际象棋吗？
2. It was my first win since I began to learn to play chess.
自从我学下国际象棋以来，这是我第一次赢。
3. Chess is one of the forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by the old and the young alike. 下国际象棋是老少都喜欢的室内娱乐形式之一。
4. The moves in chess are not only manifold, but involuted.
国际象棋的走法不但多种多样，而且错综复杂。
5. I don't know how to play chess, but I can learn it. 我不会下国际象棋，但是我可以学
应用对话
Steven: How will you spend this lovely weekend?
Aaron: We haven't played chess for a long time. How about playing chess?
史蒂文：你打算如何度过这个愉快的周末？
亚伦：我们很久没下国际象棋了，切磋一下怎么样？
03 He is a master of chess.
他是下国际象棋的高手。
常用单词
master ['mɑ:st?(r)] n. 大师，主人
chess [t?es] n. 国际象棋
随机测验
A: Do you know the man in black?
B: He is a master _____ chess.
A. to B. of C. with D. out
翻译
A：你认识那个穿黑衣服的人吗？
B：他是下棋的高手。
答案：B
提示：be a master of...为固定词组，意为“……的行家，能控制……的人，占……优势者”，常用于正式文体中。
04 He can always defeat his opponents at chess.
他下国际象棋总是能获胜。
解析 ▲ defeat作及物动词，表示“战胜，击败”，通常用于固定词组defeat sb at/in...，意为“在……中击败某人”；用于口语中，也可以表示“使某人困惑，难住某人”。
学学这样说
1. Are you fond of chess? 你喜欢下国际象棋吗？
2. Are you keen on playing chess? 你喜欢下国际象棋吗？
3. You shouldn't be kind-hearted when you play chess.
你下国际象棋时不能过于仁慈。
4. You always outfox me at chess. 你下国际象棋总是赢我。
5. He has been pletely defeated at chess. 他下国际象棋时一败涂地。
补充短语
outfox sb (at...) （在……上）胜过某人
be soundly/pletely defeated in... ……一败涂地
05 He initiated his son into the game of chess.
他把下棋的初步知识教给儿子。
语法TIPS
initiate sb into...为固定词组，意为“向某人传授……的基本要领/秘密知识，接纳/介绍某人加入……（通常是借助某种仪式）”。initiate作及物动词，也可以表示“开始实施，发起，创始，开始”，用于正式文体，直接接宾语。