Câu hỏi:

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shah mat‟, (45)______ „the king is dead‟. The rules and pieces used in the game


A. representing 

B. suggesting       

C. intending      

D. meaning

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Trả lời:

verified Giải bởi Vietjack

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Giải thích:

representing: đại diện                                                  suggesting: gợi ý

intending: dự định                                                      meaning: có nghĩa là

from the phrase „shah mat‟, (45) meaning „the king is dead‟.

Tạm dịch: xuất phát từ cụm từ "shah mat", có nghĩa là "nhà vua đã chết"

Chọn D

Dịch đoạn văn:

Cờ vua thường được xem như là một Trò chơi Hoàng Gia, là một trong những trò chơi lâu đời nhất.

Nguồn gốc của cờ vua không rõ ràng. Tuy nhiên, có một huyền thoại về phát minh này. Một câu chuyện nói rằng Vua Solomon, người đã phát minh ra cờ vua, một câu chuyện khác lại cho rằng Thần Hermes Hy Lạp, và một người khác nữa thủ lĩnh của người Trung Quốc Han-Sing đã chịu trách nhiệm về sự sáng tạo nó. Thực tế, cờ vua gần như chắc chắn có nguồn gốc từ Ấn Độ vào thế kỳ thé 6 hoặc 7 sau Công nguyên. Sự phổ biến của trò chơi lan rộng nhanh chóng qua Ba Tư (bây giờ được biết đến là Iran) và từ đó đi đến Châu Âu. Tài liệu tham khảo đầu tiên về cờ vua trong văn học là một câu chuyện lãng mạn của người Ba Tư được viết năm 600 sau Công nguyên.

Nó được tin rằng, "cờ vua" xuất phát từ "shah", tiếng Ba Tư là "Vua" và "thất bại" , chiến thắng của trò chơi, xuất phát từ cụm từ "shah mat", có nghĩa là "nhà vua đã chết".

Các quy tắc và các bộ phận của trỏ chơi được sử dụng trong trò chơi đã trải qua những thay đổi qua nhiều thế kỷ. Cờ vua hiện đại nợ người Tây Ban Nha Ruy Lopez de Segura, người vào năm 1561 đã viết cuốn sách đầu tiên về các chơi trò chơi. Trong đó ông giới thiệu khái niệm "castling", vốn không phải là một phần của trò chơi cho đến tận khi đó.

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