A they play hard, they play often, and they play to win.

A他们努力竞争，他们积极参与，他们参加比赛完全为了取胜。

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They are a hard team to play against - they close you down and fight for every ball.

他们是一个很难打的球队，他们会每球必争，也会打得很快。

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2：Okay, listen to me, men, if we use our heads and hit those guys as hard as we can every play, we'll lick them good today and get even for the way they beat us last year.

去年他们球队败在对方手下，他叮嘱队员，要开动脑筋每一回合都竭尽全力狠狠打击那些家伙。这样今天他们能报去年那一箭之仇。 换句话说就是把对方彻底打败。可见这里的lick them good意思是狠狠打败他们。

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They'll say, I usually play for more money and it's hard to concentrate or I'm just screwing around.

他们会说，我玩扑克常常是为了赢更多的钱,但是却难以集中注意力,或者我只是随便玩玩罢了。

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