原汁原味商务英语播客 第67课:与赌博相关的习语(上)

 　　This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to gambling¹.

　　这是有关赌博的习惯用语的2节商务英语播客的第1节。

　　As gambling involves money and risk, it’s not surprising that we use gambling idioms in business. The verb “gamble” itself is very common. We often talk about “gambling” money on an idea or “taking a gamble” to mean taking a risk. Another very common one is “bet,” both as a verb and a noun. When we gamble, we “bet” money in the hopes of winning and getting more money back. In a way, business is one big bet.

　　因为赌博涉及到钱和危险，在商业中使用有关赌博的习语也就不足为奇了。动词“gamble”用得就很普遍。我们常说在某个想法上下注或“来赌博”来表示冒险，另一个常用的词是“bet",即可用作动词也可做名词。赌博时，来下注希望能将下注的钱赚回来并赢更多的钱 。同理，商业也是一个大赌注。

　　In English, gambling idioms come from a few common types of gambling. Card games, especially poker², and horse racing³ give us the most idiomatic⁴ expressions, but we also get some from games such as dice⁵ and marbles.

　　赌博的习语来自一些常用的赌博形式，来自纸牌游戏，尤其是扑克，以及赛马的习惯用语最多，有些习语来自其他游戏，比如掷骰子和弹子游戏。

　　In this lesson, we’ll hear a conversation between Kevin and Dan, two colleagues who are talking about investing. Kevin actively⁶ invests in the stock market, while Dan is more cautious and usually avoids risk.

　　这节课，我们来听下 Kevin 和 Dan之间的谈话，他们是同事，两人正在讨论投资。Kevin 活跃地投资股票市场，而Dan则比较谨慎，通常避免风险。

　　Listening Questions：

　　1. Which person thinks that luck is important in investing?

　　2. What did Kevin do when the stock market crashed?

　　3. What does Kevin want to tell Dan about at the end of the conversation?

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 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 idiomatic   

adj.成语的，符合语言习惯的

参考例句：

• In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions.我们在阅读过程中应经常注意惯用法。
• In his lecture,he bore down on the importance of idiomatic usage in a language.他在演讲中着重强调了语言中习惯用法的重要性。

5 dice   

n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险

参考例句：

• They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
• A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

6 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。