3. Ancient Egyptians loved board games.
古埃及人熱愛(ài)棋盤(pán)游戲

After a long day’s work along the Nile River, Egyptians often relaxed by playing board games. Several different games were played, including “Mehen” and “Dogs and Jackals,” but perhaps the most popular was a game of chance known as “Senet.”
在尼羅河畔辛勤勞作了一天后，古埃及人通常會(huì)玩玩棋類(lèi)游戲來(lái)放松一下。他們會(huì)玩各種各樣的棋類(lèi)游戲，例如“盤(pán)蛇圖”、“狗和豺”等。但其中最受歡迎的當(dāng)屬“賽尼特”（Senet），這個(gè)游戲全靠運(yùn)氣取勝。

This pastime dates back as far as 3500 B.C. and was played on a long board painted with 30 squares. Each player had a set of pieces that were moved along the board according to rolls of dice or the throwing sticks.
關(guān)于這一游戲，歷史可追溯到公元前3500年。棋盤(pán)是一個(gè)畫(huà)有30個(gè)方格的長(zhǎng)桌，每個(gè)玩家各執(zhí)一套棋子，通過(guò)擲骰子或拋木棍來(lái)決定步數(shù)，按規(guī)定將棋子沿著桌面移動(dòng)。