A: The others won’t be here for another hour. Do you fancy a round of cards to kill time?
B: Sure. But I can’t shuffle. Can you do it?
A: You mean like this? Cut the deck, bend the cards with your thumbs and then shuffle them back into a single deck?
B: Yep. That’s the best way to do it, but I can never seem to get the hang of it.
A: 其他人還要再過一個小時才會到。要不要玩撲克牌打發時間？
B: 好啊，但我不太會洗牌。你會嗎？
A: 你是說像這樣，把牌分成兩疊，用拇指把牌彎起來再放掉嗎？
B: 對啊，這樣可以洗得很徹底，但我就是學不起來。
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