奥运会刚刚落幕物业经理人，这段时间“game”也成了出现频率很高的单词。
说到“game”这个英语单词，大家应该都很熟悉。小时候我们用英语造句一流范文网，总会说“play games”表示自己喜欢玩游戏。但如果遇到了“play the game”，别简单理解为“玩游戏”。
play the game 办事公正；为人正直
You should have told them - it wasn't playing the game to keep it secret.
你早该告诉他们——对这件事保密是不公道的。
“game”做名词有以下几种常见的意思：
①（尤指儿童玩的）游戏起步网校，运动；游戏用具，运动器具
The children played a game of cops and robbers.
孩子们玩警察捉强盗的游戏。
②（一项）游戏，运动，比赛
a game of chess/tennis/baseball
国际象棋/网球/棒球比赛
③（网球比赛等中的）一局，一盘，一场
I won the first game, and then lost the next two.
我赢了第一局，但是后两局都输掉了。
④儿戏，游戏
Love is just a game to him.
爱情对他而言只是场游戏。
但是如果外国人跟你说“I'm game”或者“He is game”是什么意思呢？千万不要理解成“我是游戏”或“他是游戏”，不然会很尴尬。
其实，“game”除了常见的名词意思之外，还可以做形容词。
adj.愿意尝试的；有冒险精神的
英文释义：willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that involve risks
It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game.
这是个难度很高的挑战，但是罗伯塔很乐于尝试一下。
She's game for anything.
任何事情她都愿意尝试。
所以，“I'm game”的意思是“我愿意/我试试看”。
Why don't we go to a movie? I'm game.
我们何不去看场电影？我愿意。
We need to be put in check. Whatever form that takes, I'm game.
我们需要接受监管，无论何种形式，我都欣然接受。
“game”也有很多相关的俚语表达，一起来扩充一下知识库吧。
be ahead of the game 走在前沿；保持领先
A very extensive research and development programme ensures that we're ahead of the game.
一项范围十分广泛的研发计划可以确保我们的领先地位。
the games (that) people play 使用计谋；耍花招
Not telling the whole truth is one of the games that people play.
不告诉别人全部真相是人们使用的伎俩之一。
is the game worth the candle? 这值得吗？
I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.
我真不愿意在这么热的天走这么远的路，不值得。
the game is up 事已败露；大势已去
Okay, you two, the game's up! Give me the cigarettes - this time I'm telling your parents.
好了，你俩，狐狸尾巴露出来了！把烟给我——这回我可要告诉你们的父母了。
give the game away 泄露秘密贝语网校，露馅，露马脚，穿帮
It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?
这是个秘密，别告诉别人，好不好？
what's your game? 你在玩什么把戏？你在搞什么名堂？
The porter saw me climbing over the wall and shouted "Hey you, what's your game?"
守门人看到我翻墙钓鱼网，大声叫道：“哎，你在搞什么名堂？”
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