美国人的扑克文化
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p>美国人使用的许多日常表达方式都来源于扑克牌，其数量之多令人惊讶。例如，你可能会听到许多连靠近牌桌都没想过的人使用这么一个短语：<span word="Ace">Ace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>。<span word="Ace">Ace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>指的非必要时候不公开的观点、计划或其他信息。尤其是用在这些信息可以转败为胜的时候。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="card">card</span>.</p><p>在扑克牌或大部分纸牌游戏中，是最大也是最有价值的牌。通常代表着胜利。在一种纸牌游戏中，每个玩家拿到的第一张牌是暗牌(即正面朝下)，玩家不会让其他玩家看到自己的这张底牌。其他的牌都是明牌(即正面朝上)。玩家每收到一张牌都要押上筹码。</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p>
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