原汁原味商务英语播客 第68课:与赌博相关的习语(下)

 　　Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second episode of our two-part series on English gambling¹ idioms.

　　欢迎收听2节商务英语播客的第2节课，将要学习有关赌博的习语。

　　Any time we take a risk with money, we’re gambling. Whether it’s a card game, a horse race, or a game of dice², we bet money in the hopes of winning more. Business also involves taking risks with money, and for this reason gambling idioms have become very common in business. They are especially common in the world of investing. If you think about it, betting money on cards is a lot like making a high-risk investment.

　　无论什么时候我们总是花钱去冒险，我们一直在赌博。无论是纸牌游戏，骑马或是掷骰子，我们下注希望赢得更多的钱。经商也会用钱去冒险，正因为这个原因，有关赌博的习语在商业中使用得较为普遍。尤其是在投资行业。仔细想想，玩纸牌赌钱很像高风险投资。

　　For today’s lesson, we’ll continue our look at gambling idioms and explore how they are used in business discussions. As you listen to the dialog, you might hear some phrases that are new to you. Keep a note of these expressions and we’ll go over them in the debrief³ and explain what they mean and how they can be used.

　　今天的课程，我们将继续学习有关赌博的习语并看下如何在商业讨论中使用。听对话时，你会听到一些新短语。将这些表达记下来，我们会在汇报中来复习这些短语并解释其意思和用法。

　　In our last episode, we heard Kevin and Dan talking about investing their money. Kevin likes to invest in stocks, but Dan normally prefers safer methods. However, Kevin tells Dan that he has just found out about an investment opportunity that might be very profitable. Today, we’ll hear Kevin try to convince Dan to accept some risk and take the opportunity.

　　上节课中，Kevin 和 Dan讨论投资。Kevin 喜欢投资股票市场，而Dan通常喜欢更安全的方法。尽管如此，Kevin告诉Dan他刚发现了一个可能会赚很多钱的投资机会。今天，我们来听下Kevin是如何说服Dan接受风险并抓住投资机会。

　　Listening Questions：

　　1. Why is Kevin excited about the company called Golem Mining?

　　2. What does Kevin say about the amount Dan would have to invest?

　　3. What does Dan finally decide to do about the investment opportunity?

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 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。

3 debrief   

v.向…询问情况，听取汇报

参考例句：

• The men have been debriefed by British and Saudi officials.英国和沙特阿拉伯的官员听取了他们的情况汇报。
• He went to Rio after the CIA had debriefed him.他向中央情报局汇报完任务执行情况后就去了里约热内卢。