Gambling On the Football

 There is no doubt that the hottest topic is the World Cup now, the men are so excited about the big game, they stay up all the night just in case of missing very single excellent moment. Besides watching the match, people gamble¹ on the game, too. There are many news about football gambling², a famous girl was caught by the police, she lost a lot of money on gambling the football game. Such news is so common to hear when the World Cup comes, some people lost everything, but they are still immerged in gambling. Gambling will make people lost their mind, they are easily addicted³ to it. People should not hold the idea that gambling can win great fortune, on the contrary, it makes you homeless.

毫无疑问，最近的热门话题是世界杯，男人为如此大的赛事感到兴奋，他们整晚熬夜看比赛，生怕错过一个精彩的时刻。除了看球赛，人们也赌球。有很多关于赌球的新闻，一个有名的女孩子被警察抓了，她在赌球上输了很多钱。这样的新闻在世界杯期间是经常听到的，一些人失去了一切，但是他们仍然沉浸于赌博。赌博会让人迷失心智，他们很容易沉沦。人们不应该抱着赌博能赢大钱的想法，相反地，那会让你无家可归。

1 gamble   

n.冒险；v.赌博，孤注一掷

参考例句：

• Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.开办这样的公司有点冒险。
• Drive carefully and don't gamble with your life.小心驾驶，别拿你的生命冒险。

2 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。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。