Words like "acid", "gravity", "electricity" and "pendulum" had to be invented just to stop their meetings turning into an endless game of charades.

像“酸”，“重力”，“电”和“钟摆”这些词不得不被发明出来，只是为了防止他们的会议变成一场无止尽的字谜游戏。

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Life had been easy enough in cosmopolitan Budapest, but buying food in rural shops is like an elaborate game of charades.

在大都市布达佩斯的日子就容易多了，但是在乡村小店买食品就像用肢体来表演字谜游戏。

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Words like ‘acid’, ‘gravity’, ‘electricity and ‘pendulum’ had to be invented just to stop their meetings turning into an endless game of charades.

像“酸”，“重力”，“电”，“钟摆”这些词不得不被发明出来，只是为了防止他们的会议变成一场无止尽的字谜游戏。

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What 19th century novel first described Charades, the party game of acting and guessing?

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One night, the children invited her to play a game of charades.

NEWYORKER: Not So Fast

Like many other students, he was also welcomed into Mr Neustadt's house, where he played the favourite game, charades, with a wit and versatility his teacher never saw again.

ECONOMIST: Richard Neustadt