ESL Podcast 850 – 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 wager¹ with high odds² 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 wagers³, not penny ante bets.

 

　　Angela: You bet through a bookie? You must do some serious gambling⁴. 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 margin⁵.

 

　　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 minor⁶ leagues.

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 wager   

n.赌注；vt.押注，打赌

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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。