英语故事短文:I just lost two dollars
When the couple arrived in Los Angeles, the husband became fascinated by the plush casino and started betting on all the attractions. After four days, they had just two dollars left.
当一对夫妇到达了洛杉矶时,丈夫就被豪华的赌场给深深吸引了,开始在所有感兴趣的地方下注。四天后,他们就输得只剩下两美元了。
"Let me go to the casino alone," the man told his wife. "I ve got a feeling that I'll be luck today."
“让我自己回去赌场” 丈夫对他妻子说,“我有预感今天会有好手气”
Once downstairs he went to the roulette table and put his last two dollars on No.14.red. His number won. He continued betting and winning. Within an hour, he had acquired $50000. Feeling that his luck was about to change, he picked up his chips and walked toward the cashier.
一下楼,他走到轮盘赌桌上,把最后两块钱放在14号红上。他的号码中了。他接着赌然后接着赢。在短短一小时内,他已经赢得了5万美元。预感到他的运气要改变了,于是他收起他所有的筹码,向收银员走去。
Just before he reached her, he felt one final urge to bet. He went back to the roulette table and put everything on No. 10, black. The wheel spun1 round and round, and finally stopped on No.12. red. Heartbroken, the fellow returned to his room.
正当他就要走到收银员时,他想最后再赌一次。于是他又回到了赌桌上,将他所有的筹码都压在了10号黑上。轮盘转动了一圈又一圈,最后停在了12号红上。伤心欲绝,这个男人回到了他的房间里。
"Well," his wife asked anxiously, "How did you make out?"
“怎样了?” 他的妻子焦急地问
"I lost two dollars."
“我失去了两美元”
词汇:
fascinated adj 被吸引、入迷
plush adj 豪华的
casino n 赌场
spin v 转动
anxiously adj 焦急地