A dealer shuffles a deck of cards during the World Series of poker in Las Vegas. Photo: AP/ Julie Jacobson
The earliest known playing cards are from 9th Century China. The widely-used French design of today has 52 cards and four 'suits': clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.
游戏牌被认为起源于九世纪的中国。如今广泛使用的52张法式‘扑克牌’分为四种花色 suits: clubs 梅花、 diamonds 方块、 hearts 红心、还有 spades 黑桃。
今日短语
短语 a big deal 常被用来形容某人或某个情况、形势非常重要。
例句
It's obviously a big deal to her to get a promotion first because she can move up in the company faster than anybody else in the team.
I just couldn't understand why they quarrelled so much over the colour of a picture frame - it's not a big deal!
请注意
短语 a big no-no 用来形容绝对不能做或不应该做的事情。
Wearing jeans is a big no-no in a posh restaurant.
Arriving late and leaving early is a big no-no at our workplace.
