Consequences (often written with a capital C) is an old party and parlour game, not the ordinary word for “results.” A small group writes a story together, but nobody sees the whole thing until the end.

Consequences (often written with a capital C) Consequences（常寫成大寫 C） is an old party and parlour game是一種老式的派對、客廳遊戲，not the ordinary word for “results.”不是平常那個「結果」的意思。A small group一小群人 together一起 writes a story寫一個故事，but但 until the end到最後之前 nobody沒有人 sees the whole thing看得到全貌。

Each person adds one bit — a man, a woman, where they met, what he said, what she said — then folds the paper to hide it and passes it on. The last line is supposed to begin “The consequence was…” Then you unfold the page and read the silly story aloud.

Each person每個人 adds one bit加一小段——a man一個男人、a woman一個女人、where they met他們在哪裡相遇、what he said他說了什麼、what she said她說了什麼——then然後 folds the paper把紙摺起來 to hide it遮住，and passes it on再傳下去。The last line最後一行 is supposed to begin照規矩要用 “The consequence was…” 開頭。Then然後 you unfold the page你把紙攤開，and read the silly story aloud把這個傻故事大聲唸出來。

The stories are usually about famous people or friends, in funny or embarrassing situations. It is a British, rather old-fashioned game, still pulled out at parties and sometimes in English class.

The stories這些故事 usually通常 are about寫的是 famous people or friends名人或朋友，in funny or embarrassing situations落在好笑或尷尬的情境裡。It is這是 a British, rather old-fashioned game一個英國的、頗老派的遊戲，at parties派對上 still pulled out還是會被拿出來玩，and sometimes in English class有時英文課上也會。

The name is simply that last sentence. Though actually, once you are playing, people care more about the laugh than about a real “result.” This is not the everyday noun consequences meaning what follows from a choice.

The name這個名字 is simply就只是 that last sentence那最後一句。Though actually不過老實說，once you are playing真的玩起來，than about a real “result.”比起真正的「結果」，people care more about the laugh大家更在乎那個笑。This這 is not不是 meaning what follows from a choice意思是「一個選擇之後跟著來的事」 the everyday noun consequences的那個日常名詞 consequences。