美语听力 English Cafe 264

　　Topics: On the Waterfront; Famous Songs: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”; bet versus¹ wager² versus gamble; U.S. versus U.S.A.; can’t help (doing something)
Words:
waterfront
mob
union
deed
whistleblower
to give away the ending
uplifting
slave
to do (something) justice
chariot
to swing
bound
to bet
to wager
to gamble
U.S. / U.S.A.
can/could not help

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 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。