Then the mood dipped, not in any dramatic way but quite perceptibly; certainly conversation became less chirpy and the card players were less absorbed by their game.

• 气氛立马沉寂了下来，没有任何戏剧性的举动但完全能感受到；交谈声明显没有那么活泼了，扑克选手们也不再那么专注于他们的游戏。