地道英语在线听-Scratchcard 彩票，刮刮卡
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：地道英语在线听
Zoë: 大家好，我是刘佳。欢迎收听地道英语。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Zoë: 英语里随时都会出现新词汇还有流行的表达，来和我们的地道英语一起跟上潮流，学英语吧。
Helen: Nobody does it better. Now then Zoë, tell me are you a gambling 1 addict 2?
Zoë: A gambling addict?
Helen: Yes. Do you like to gamble?
Zoë: Gamble – 赌博. Sorry, Helen. I don’t gamble very much. Why do you ask?
Helen: I asked because today’s word is connected to gambling.
Zoë: What’s today’s word, Helen.
Helen: Today’s word is scratchcard.
Zoë: Scratchcard?
Helen: Yes, scratchcard. That’s two words together. Scratch
Zoë: Scratch. 抓，刮，
Helen: And card
Zoë: Card. 卡片
Helen: Scratchcard.
Zoë: 那 a scratchcard是什么意思呢, Helen.
Helen: Well, in Britain it’s a form of gambling. You buy a scratchcard from a newsagent or supermarket. It has a special silver outer layer which you scratch off and underneath 3 it tells you if you have won a prize or not.
Zoë: 哦，我明白了。A scratchcard 就是一张彩票，很多人都愿意时不时的买一张，刮刮看，来试试自己的运气。
Helen: Exactly.
Zoë: 那如果中奖了，能得到什么呢, Helen?
Helen: Usually, you win money – anything from £1 to thousands of pounds
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A: You look very happy today.
B: Yeah, I just won £50 with a scratchcard.
A: Lucky you!
Helen: So let’s recap what we’ve learned.
Zoë: A scratchcard – 就是彩票。
Helen: Right. Well, I think we have run out of time again, Zoë. See you again for more Real English from BBC Learning English.
Zoë: Bye for now.
- 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。
- He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
- He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。