春节那点事 —— 休闲麻将来一把

【词汇一箩筐】

Mahjong: a tile-based game which was developed in China since the Qing dynasty, commonly played by four players  麻将

winds  风牌

dragons  箭牌

bamboos  条

characters  万

circles/dots  筒

club 梅花

diamond 方片

heart 红桃

spade 黑桃

joker大/小王

tile  麻将牌，瓷砖

discard  丢牌

pick up  摸牌

roll the dice (pl. dice)  掷骰子

a deck of cards  一副牌

shuffle  洗牌，随机播放

dealer  发牌者

deal the cards  发牌

go clockwise  按顺时针方向 

casino  赌场

Uno  一款桌游 

【实用句型】
Mahjong traditions vary greatly across the country. There are many variations. 
麻将各地玩法大不同。

A set of Mahjong tiles usually has at least 136 tiles. There are wind tiles and dragon tiles. 
一套麻将通常至少有136张牌。有风牌（东、南、西、北，各4张）和箭牌（中、发、白，各4张）。

There are 3 different suits of simples and in each suit the tiles are numbered from 1 to 9. The suits are: bamboos, circles(dots) and characters. 
麻将牌有3种不同的花色，每一种花色都有从1到9各4张牌。这三种花色分别是：条、筒、万。

The winner has a combination of four sets and one pair. 
四个句子加一个对子，就可以胡牌啦。

Do a headcount to see how many people want to play.
数数人头，看看有多少人想玩。