365个英语简短小故事-72. Betting Big in Vegas
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
Jasper's parents were going to Las Vegas for a week. The last time they were there was 10 years ago. The city had changed greatly in those 10 years. For one thing, the all you can eat buffets 1 were $15, instead of $3. And traffic was much worse, of course. But now Las Vegas had a monorail that stopped at all the major hotels. No more walking in the hot sun (or the bitterly 2 cold wind, if you visited Las Vegas in the winter). Jasper's dad loved the buffets. "Even at $15, he'll still eat $20 or $30 worth," Jasper's mom said.
Jasper asked his dad what games he was going to play. Blackjack, he replied, if he could find a $2 table. Jasper told him that he might have to go downtown to a real old casino. Most casinos, he said, require a $5 minimum 3 nowadays. That didn't surprise his dad. After he lost a hundred dollars, he was finished anyway, he said. He was never one to throw good money after bad.
Jasper's mom had no use for anything except slot 4 machines. She loved the slots, as long as she could find nickel 5 machines and dime 6 machines. "Are any of those left?" she asked Jasper. He said he wasn't sure, but there had to be some, somewhere. She said she was going to play differently on this visit: she would wait till someone used a machine for at least 15 minutes. Then she would play that machine when that person got up and left. Maybe, she hoped, the jackpot would hit on the first nickel that she put in. That's a good idea, Jasper thought. Unfortunately, it's the same trick that everyone who plays the slot machines does. And almost everyone goes home broke.
- All life's buffets should be met with dignity and good sense. 所有人生之打击都应以尊严和理智对付之。
- In addition to buffets, American families enjoy picnics and barbeques. 除自助餐外，美国家庭还喜欢野餐和户外烧烤餐。
- The development was bitterly opposed by the local community. 这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
- They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. 他们对比赛结果极为失望。
- What is the minimum price?最低价是多少？
- Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.今天的最低气温是10℃。
- Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
- He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。