He may cheat in checkers, but it beats staring at his face all day long.
他可能在下象棋时做手脚,但是只要一整天盯着他的脸看便会获胜了。
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.