英语小达人 86 Luck's Run Out

 　　Luck's Run Out

　　运气用光了

　　From the time they were in high achool, Wendy and Tina awore that after graduation they would work to save up enough money for two tickets to Las Vegas. Once there they would spent all their money gambling¹ in fancy casinos and drinking facy drinks with pink umbrellas. And now they were here, star-stuck by the lights of Las Vegas. They had never seen anything like it before.

　　温蒂和蒂娜从高中开始就发誓毕业后要努力工作，等存够了钱就买两张票到拉斯维加斯去。等到了那里，她们要把所有的钱拿去特级赌场赌博，插着粉红色小纸伞喝着特别调的酒。现在她们终于来到了这里，看到拉斯维加斯一片霓虹灯灯光闪闪，她们被眼前的景象给震住了，这样的场面她们以前从未看过。

　　They spent the first couple days playing poker² and blackjack. They ever managed to win a coulpe hundred dollars. Things were looking good.

　　她们前几天都在玩扑克和21点，甚至还赢了几百块。一切看起来挺顺利的。

　　On their final night. Wendy was feeling a bit cocky. She had had a streak³ of good luck. So, on a whim⁴, she bet all she had won, plus the money they needed to get home. But Wendy's luck ran out and so did all their money.

　　到了最后一晚，温蒂赌钱时却显得有点太过自信。她一开始有阵子运气很好，后来却突发奇想，把所有赢来的钱加上回家所需的钱全部压注了下去；结果温蒂好运用光了，当然钱也就跟着输光了。

　　They were stranded⁵ with no money and no way to get home. Tina and Wendy had told their parents they were going to a summer camp. When they alled their parents to come and get them, they were not happy and the girls were grrounded!

　　她们就这样身无分文被困在这里，完全回不了家。蒂娜和温蒂原本是跟她们父母说她们要去参加夏令营，所以当她们通知父母来接她们时，父母都很不高兴，这两个女生也就被禁足了！

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 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 whim   

n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想

参考例句：

• I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
• He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。

5 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。