时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐


英语课

 


Betting on Sports 


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 



1 wager
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。
2 odds
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?
3 wagers
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
4 gambling
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。
5 margin
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。
6 minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
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