慢速英语短文听力 赌场

At the Casino

赌场

She went to the casino. A casino is a gambling¹ house. People gamble² in a casino. They take a chance with their money. They hope they will win. Sometimes they do. But usually they lose. It was her birthday. She took $100 to the casino. She went to the change booth. She got change for her money. She got 400 quarters for her $100. The quarters were in paper rolls. Forty quarters were in each roll. She put the rolls into a plastic bucket. She carried the bucket over to a slot³ machine. She loved slot machines. She opened a roll of quarters. She put a quarter in the machine. She pulled down on the handle. She looked at the screen. Give me three cherries, she thought. Or give me three bananas. Or give me three apples. Three of anything is a winner. Two cherries, or one cherry, is a loser. She played for several hours. Sometimes she won. She felt good when she won. But usually she lost. Finally, she lost all her quarters. She went home. She spent $100, but she had fun. I will play again on my next birthday, she thought.

她去了赌场。赌场是赌博的场所。人们在赌场赌博。他们用钱试试手气。希望能够大赚一笔。有时真的如此。但通常他们会输得很惨。今天是她的生日。她带了100美金前往赌场。她走向零钱处。她换了钱。她用100美金换了400个二十五美分硬币。硬币用纸包着。每个纸卷有40个硬币。她将纸卷放进了塑料袋中。她拿着塑料袋来到了自动贩卖机。她喜欢自动贩卖机。她打开了一卷纸。将一枚硬币放进了贩卖机中。拉下推杆。她看着大屏幕。她想着，赶快出现3个樱桃。或三个香蕉。或三个苹果。三种同类都算赢。两个樱桃或一个樱桃都算输。她玩了几个小时。有时她会赢。赢的时候感觉良好。但她总是输。她输掉了所有的钱。她回到了家。她花了100美金，但却很开心。她说明年生日她还要来玩。

1 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。

2 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。

3 slot   

n.（口）位置，职位，狭长孔，狭槽

参考例句：

• Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
• He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。