每张桌子上都有骰子和骰盅
“There are dice and a dice cup on each table. The mute servant will judge the outcome.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Now, you will be randomly divided into pairs.”
每张桌子上都有骰子和骰盅
“There are dice and a dice cup on each table. The mute servant will judge the outcome.”
“The mute servant will judge the outcome.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Dice games have a long history in Chinese social gatherings and gambling dens, often used as tests of luck or nerve.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dice
Common noun for gambling or board game dice, colloquially read as 'shǎizi' or formally 'tóuzi'.
dice cup / shaker
A specialized noun for the cup used to shake and cover dice in traditional Chinese gambling games.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we can't have a winner with the dice.”
“Roll the dice to determine the winner.”
“maybe you'd be the head today.”
“there would've been a banquet, right?”
“And 30 tables are way too grand.”
“People on this ship like to gamble.”