1. Are you fond of chess?
你喜歡下棋嗎？
還能這樣說：
Are you keen on playing chess?
Do you often play chess?
應用解析：
have a game of chess 下一盤象棋；
chess tournament 象棋比賽；
play (at) chess 下象棋
2. I am interested in playing chess.
我對下棋很感興趣。
還能這樣說：
I am fond of playing chess.
I am a master in chess.
應用解析：
have no interest in 對……不感興趣；
show interest in 對……有興趣；
hold sb.'s interest 引起某人的興趣；
interested motives 不純的動機
3. In chess, cool nerves are essential.
下棋特別需要頭腦冷靜。
還能這樣說：
You should keep a cool head when you play chess.
Playing chess requires a cool head.
應用解析：
keep cool 保持涼爽；保持冷靜；
leave sb. cool 不能引起興趣；
cool down 涼快起來；漸漸冷卻；使冷靜；
a cool head 冷靜的頭腦
4. It was my first win since I began to learn to play chess.
自從我學下國際象棋以來，這是我第一次贏。
還能這樣說：
I won the game for the first time after I learned to play chess.
I first got the win since I learned to play chess.
應用解析：
win against sb. 勝某人一局
have three wins and no defeats 三戰全勝；
win by chance 偶然獲勝；
win out 最終獲得成功；
win over 說服；
win round 爭取過來