又中又英—— The Queen’s Gambit
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
2020-12-10 04:17 HKT
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Sometimes, a TV drama series can cause a resurgence of public interest in something. That happened recently with the Netflix drama series The Queen's Gambit. After four weeks of viewing, it became the most watched miniseries on Netflix. The Queen's Gambit is about the game of chess. It caused a resurgence of public interest in chess. I watched all seven episodes last week and became really interested in chess although I know nothing about the game except the names of the chess pieces. I played a few times with a friend when I was very young but gave up when I realized I was lousy at chess. The word "resurgence" means a new increase of interest in a particular subject.
The word "gambit" means a clever action in a game to achieve an advantage even though it involves risk. The word "queen" in The Queen's Gambit does not mean a human queen. It is the name of one of the chess pieces. There are six different types of pieces: king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, and pawn. Chess players must have good memories, accurately guess what their opponents will do, and think at least eight moves ahead, according to some experts. The Queen's Gambit is a fictional drama series that begins in the mid-1950s and continues into the 1960s. It is about a young and orphaned chess prodigy who became the world's greatest chess player despite her drugs, alcohol, and emotional problems.
The word "prodigy" means someone with great skills who shows these skills as a young child. Episodes of The Queen's Gambit have songs from the 1960s. One song was "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" by the 1960s rock band The Monkees. The expression "stepping stone" means a raised stone that helps people cross a stream. But it also means something that helps people succeed in what they want to succeed. The meaning of "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" by the Monkees is the boyfriend will not let his girlfriend use him to achieve success.
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有时候，一套电视剧可以重新激发（resurgence）公众对某事物的兴趣。最近Netflix电视剧《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》就发生了这样的情况。经过四个星期的播放后，它成为了Netflix最多人收看的迷你剧集。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》是关于国际象棋的，亦重燃（resurgence）公众对国际象棋的兴趣。我上星期看毕全部七集，也对国际象棋兴致盎然，即使我除了那些棋子的名称，便对这个棋盘游戏一窍不通。我年轻的时候跟一位朋友玩过几次，但当我知道自己很不擅长玩国际象棋之后就放弃了。Resurgence一字是指对某一特定事物的兴趣再度复兴。
Gambit是棋局中取得优势的聪明一着，即使那涉及风险。The Queen's Gambit中的 "queen"，并非指现实中的皇后，那是其中一枚棋子的名称。国际象棋有六种不同的棋子：王、城堡、主教、后、骑士以及兵。根据专家所言，棋手必须有很好的记性，准确估算对手会怎样做，而且至少要想到八步之后。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》是一套虚构的电视剧，故事由一九五○年代中开始，延续至一九六○年代；它讲述一个年幼时成为孤儿的国际象棋奇才（prodigy），尽管有着滥药、酗酒及情绪问题，仍能迎难以上成为世上最顶尖的棋手。
Prodigy是指天赋异禀的神童。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》各集都有一些一九六○年代的歌曲，其中一首歌是一九六○年代摇滚乐队猴子乐团的 "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone"。习语"stepping stone"即助人过河的踏脚石，但它也解作助人成功的跳板或敲门砖。猴子乐团的"I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone”，说的是一个男孩不会容让女朋友为求成功而把他自己当做踏脚石。
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中译：七刻
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
The word "gambit" means a clever action in a game to achieve an advantage even though it involves risk. The word "queen" in The Queen's Gambit does not mean a human queen. It is the name of one of the chess pieces. There are six different types of pieces: king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, and pawn. Chess players must have good memories, accurately guess what their opponents will do, and think at least eight moves ahead, according to some experts. The Queen's Gambit is a fictional drama series that begins in the mid-1950s and continues into the 1960s. It is about a young and orphaned chess prodigy who became the world's greatest chess player despite her drugs, alcohol, and emotional problems.
The word "prodigy" means someone with great skills who shows these skills as a young child. Episodes of The Queen's Gambit have songs from the 1960s. One song was "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" by the 1960s rock band The Monkees. The expression "stepping stone" means a raised stone that helps people cross a stream. But it also means something that helps people succeed in what they want to succeed. The meaning of "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" by the Monkees is the boyfriend will not let his girlfriend use him to achieve success.
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有时候，一套电视剧可以重新激发（resurgence）公众对某事物的兴趣。最近Netflix电视剧《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》就发生了这样的情况。经过四个星期的播放后，它成为了Netflix最多人收看的迷你剧集。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》是关于国际象棋的，亦重燃（resurgence）公众对国际象棋的兴趣。我上星期看毕全部七集，也对国际象棋兴致盎然，即使我除了那些棋子的名称，便对这个棋盘游戏一窍不通。我年轻的时候跟一位朋友玩过几次，但当我知道自己很不擅长玩国际象棋之后就放弃了。Resurgence一字是指对某一特定事物的兴趣再度复兴。
Gambit是棋局中取得优势的聪明一着，即使那涉及风险。The Queen's Gambit中的 "queen"，并非指现实中的皇后，那是其中一枚棋子的名称。国际象棋有六种不同的棋子：王、城堡、主教、后、骑士以及兵。根据专家所言，棋手必须有很好的记性，准确估算对手会怎样做，而且至少要想到八步之后。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》是一套虚构的电视剧，故事由一九五○年代中开始，延续至一九六○年代；它讲述一个年幼时成为孤儿的国际象棋奇才（prodigy），尽管有着滥药、酗酒及情绪问题，仍能迎难以上成为世上最顶尖的棋手。
Prodigy是指天赋异禀的神童。《后翼弃兵（Gambit）》各集都有一些一九六○年代的歌曲，其中一首歌是一九六○年代摇滚乐队猴子乐团的 "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone"。习语"stepping stone"即助人过河的踏脚石，但它也解作助人成功的跳板或敲门砖。猴子乐团的"I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone”，说的是一个男孩不会容让女朋友为求成功而把他自己当做踏脚石。
[email protected]
中译：七刻
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
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