Entries Tagged as '21'

麻省学生席卷拉斯维加斯

左图中的华裔男子叫马恺文(Jeff Ma),1991年入麻省理工学院。1994年,他和5位同学一起研究纸牌游戏21点,并创立了一套独特的算牌方法。周末,这些学生就用假身份混迹于拉斯维加斯的各大赌场,最多的时候一夜就能挣90万美元。后来,各大赌场都拒绝为他们服务,马恺文也只好金盆洗手。

今天将在北美地区上映的“决胜21点” 就是根据马恺文们的故事改编的,下面是预告片。

Card-Counting Geeks Take Vegas for a Ride in 21 

(via wired) MIT student Jeff Ma and five of his classmates used fake IDs, disguises and high IQs to outsmart Nevada casinos to the tune of several million dollars in the mid-1990s. When Kevin Spacey read about the crew’s card-counting exploits in a 2002 Wired magazine article, the Hollywood player decided to produce a movie inspired by the geeks’ conquest of Las Vegas.

The resulting film, 21. Read more.

奇观:英语的21种口音

25岁的美国女演员Amy Walker在2分30秒的时间里演绎了21种英语口音,从英国伦敦到爱尔兰和意大利,德国、捷克、俄罗斯、法国,澳大利亚、新西兰、美国和加拿大……

21 accents of english

Amy Walker does a little tour of 21 accents in 2 1/2 minutes. From the UK and Ireland to Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand, and around North America. (via Amy)