ESL Podcast 850 – Betting on Sports
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos!
Angela: Where did you get all that money?
Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager 1 with high odds 2 and won big.
Angela: Wow, I always put money in the pools at work, but I’ve never won anything like $2,000.
Peter: I’ll introduce you to my bookie if you want to do some serious betting. But I warn you: he only deals in high-stakes wagers 3, not penny ante bets.
Angela: You bet through a bookie? You must do some serious gambling 4. I don’t think that’s for me.
Peter: You can’t win big, if you don’t play big. I’ve just placed a bet on this weekend’s game.
Angela: But the Minnesota McQ’s are the favorites by a wide margin 5.
Peter: There’s a 10-point point spread. Come on, what do you say? Are you in or out? I’ve just put $500 on it.
Angela: That’s too rich for my blood. I think I’ll stick to the minor 6 leagues.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.赌注；vt.押注，打赌
- They laid a wager on the result of the race.他们以竞赛的结果打赌。
- I made a wager that our team would win.我打赌我们的队会赢。
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
- The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
- Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？
n.赌注，用钱打赌( wager的名词复数 )v.在（某物）上赌钱，打赌( wager的第三人称单数 )；保证，担保
- He wagers $100 on the result of the election. 他用100美元来对选举结果打赌。 来自互联网
- He often wagers money on horses. 他时常在马身上赌钱。 来自互联网
n.赌博；投机
- They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
- The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
- We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。