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[00:00.10]Now, the VOA
现在是VOA [00:13.73]Special English program
慢速英语频道 [00:15.37]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和它们的故事 [00:17.71]Many people believe that
许多人相信 [00:20.30]money makes the world go around.
钱能让世界运转 [00:23.24]Others believe that
另一些人认为 [00:25.03]money buys happiness.
钱能买来幸福 [00:27.22]I do not agree with either idea.
我实名反对这两种观点 [00:30.70]But I do admit that money
但我的确承认 [00:33.54]can make people do strange things.
钱能驱使人去做奇怪的事 [00:36.52]Let me tell you about a person
让我给你讲个人的事 [00:39.56]I once knew who liked
我以前就认识他 [00:41.70]to play card games for money.
他喜欢玩卡牌赚钱 [00:44.25]He liked to gamble.
喜欢赌博 [00:46.05]My friend Bob had a problem
我朋友Bob现在陷入了困境 [00:49.38]because he liked to gamble
就因为他喜欢不惜一切代价 [00:51.82]at all costs.
去赌博 [00:53.67]He would play at any time
他可以任何时候赌博 [00:56.26]and at any price.
任何价格他都同意赌 [00:58.55]To take part in a card game
为了加入一场牌局 [01:01.49]such as poker, my friend
比如扑克牌 [01:03.68]would have to ante up.
我的朋友就不得不付钱 [01:05.97]He would have to pay
在游戏开始前 [01:07.86]a small amount of money
他需要 [01:09.80]at the beginning of the game.
付一点点钱 [01:11.84]Bob always played with cold,
Bob总是用又冷又硬的现金 [01:16.08]hard cash -- onlycoins
即硬币 [01:18.86]and dollar bills.
以及美元钞票 [01:20.06]Sometimes my friend would clean up.
有些时候我朋友能赚一些 [01:23.69]He would win a lot of money
一场牌局 [01:26.49]on one card game.
他就可能赢很多钱 [01:28.53]He liked to tell me that one day
他经常告诉我 有一天 [01:32.16]he would break the bank.
他会倾家荡产 [01:34.50]What a feeling it must be
这是一种怎样的 [01:36.84]to win all of the money
要在赌博桌上赢下所有钱 [01:39.68]at a gambling table!
的心情啊！ [01:41.32]Other times my friend
有些时候 [01:44.11]would simply break even.
我的朋友就只是简单够本 [01:46.20]He neither won nor lost money.
也就是说 他既没赢钱也没输钱 [01:49.08]But sometimes Bob
但也有时候 [01:52.32]would lose his shirt.
Bob会输得“衬衣都没了” [01:54.01]He would lose all the money he had.
也就是说 他输掉了所有的钱 [01:57.74]He took a beating
他有时会在赌博桌上 [02:00.28]at the gambling table.
遭受巨大的损失 [02:01.92]When this happened, my friend
如果这发生了 [02:05.16]would have to go in the hole.
我的朋友就不得不“滚进洞” [02:07.80]He would go into debt
也就是说他会陷入债务 [02:10.39]and owe people money.
欠别人钱 [02:12.38]Recently, Bob turned to crime
最近，Bob输光了所有钱 [02:16.91]after losing all his money.
就转向了犯罪 [02:19.26]In his job, he kept the books
他的原本工作是 [02:22.40]for a small business.
给一家小生意做账本 [02:24.29]He supervised the records
他还要监管 [02:26.63]of money earned and spent
公司的 [02:28.96]by the company.
钱进进出出 [02:30.01]Although my friend
虽然我朋友 [02:32.15]was usually honest,
大多数时候是个老实人 [02:33.99]he decided to cook the books.
他却打算做假账 [02:37.28]He illegally changed
他非法篡改了 [02:39.86]the financial records of the company.
公司的账务 [02:42.35]This permitted him
这让他成功地 [02:45.19]to make a fast buck.
得到了一笔“快钱” [02:47.03]My friend made some quick,
也就是说 他通过欺骗 [02:49.72]easy money dishonestly.
很快地获得了一笔钱 [02:52.21]I never thought Bob
我从没想过Bob [02:55.29]would have sticky fingers.
会做这种小偷小摸的事 [02:57.03]He did not seem like a thief
他看起来不是那种 [03:00.37]who would steal money.
会偷窃财物的人 [03:02.21]But, some people will do
但是 有些人 [03:05.19]anything for love of money.
就是会处于爱财做任何事 [03:07.23]Bob used the money he stole
Bob用这笔从公司偷来的不义之财 [03:11.66]from his company to gamble again.
又投入了赌博 [03:14.45]This time, he cashed in.
这一次 钱滚滚涌进来 [03:17.27]He made a lot of money.
他赚了很多钱 [03:20.15]Quickly he was back on his feet.
很快他就从之前的挫折中站起来 [03:23.44]He had returned
他又回到了健康的 [03:25.23]to good financial health.
经济状态 [03:27.62]His company, however,
然而他的公司 [03:30.36]ended up in the red.
却亏损严重 [03:32.69]It lost more money than it earned.
亏的钱超过了赚的 [03:36.58]The company was no longer profitable.
这公司不再是盈利状态了 [03:40.06]It did not take long
我朋友的作假行为 [03:42.85]before my friend's dishonesty
没过多久 [03:45.19]was discovered.
就被发现了 [03:46.93]The company investigated
公司调查了他 [03:49.22]and charged him with stealing.
指控了他的偷窃行为 [03:51.61]Bob tried to pass the buck.
Bob尝试去嫁祸某人 [03:55.50]He tried to blame someone else
他尝试去指责其他人 [03:58.58]for the deficit.
为亏损负责 [04:00.32]His lie did not work, however.
然而 他撒的谎没有任何用 [04:03.51]He ended up in jail.
最后还是进了监狱 [04:06.00]Today, I would bet my bottom dollar
今天，我十分笃定 [04:10.54]that my friend will
我朋友再也 [04:12.58]never gamble again.
不会赌博了 [04:14.32]I would bet all I have that
我会用我的全部去赌 [04:17.70]he learned his lesson about gambling.
打赌他肯定从中得到了教训 [04:20.44](MUSIC) [04:32.03]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
单词和它们的故事 [04:33.93]in VOA Special English,
这里是VOA慢速英语 [04:36.91]was written by Jill Moss.
由Jill Moss撰稿 [04:39.25]I'm Faith Lapidus.
我是 Faith Lapidus
现在是VOA [00:13.73]Special English program
慢速英语频道 [00:15.37]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
单词和它们的故事 [00:17.71]Many people believe that
许多人相信 [00:20.30]money makes the world go around.
钱能让世界运转 [00:23.24]Others believe that
另一些人认为 [00:25.03]money buys happiness.
钱能买来幸福 [00:27.22]I do not agree with either idea.
我实名反对这两种观点 [00:30.70]But I do admit that money
但我的确承认 [00:33.54]can make people do strange things.
钱能驱使人去做奇怪的事 [00:36.52]Let me tell you about a person
让我给你讲个人的事 [00:39.56]I once knew who liked
我以前就认识他 [00:41.70]to play card games for money.
他喜欢玩卡牌赚钱 [00:44.25]He liked to gamble.
喜欢赌博 [00:46.05]My friend Bob had a problem
我朋友Bob现在陷入了困境 [00:49.38]because he liked to gamble
就因为他喜欢不惜一切代价 [00:51.82]at all costs.
去赌博 [00:53.67]He would play at any time
他可以任何时候赌博 [00:56.26]and at any price.
任何价格他都同意赌 [00:58.55]To take part in a card game
为了加入一场牌局 [01:01.49]such as poker, my friend
比如扑克牌 [01:03.68]would have to ante up.
我的朋友就不得不付钱 [01:05.97]He would have to pay
在游戏开始前 [01:07.86]a small amount of money
他需要 [01:09.80]at the beginning of the game.
付一点点钱 [01:11.84]Bob always played with cold,
Bob总是用又冷又硬的现金 [01:16.08]hard cash -- onlycoins
即硬币 [01:18.86]and dollar bills.
以及美元钞票 [01:20.06]Sometimes my friend would clean up.
有些时候我朋友能赚一些 [01:23.69]He would win a lot of money
一场牌局 [01:26.49]on one card game.
他就可能赢很多钱 [01:28.53]He liked to tell me that one day
他经常告诉我 有一天 [01:32.16]he would break the bank.
他会倾家荡产 [01:34.50]What a feeling it must be
这是一种怎样的 [01:36.84]to win all of the money
要在赌博桌上赢下所有钱 [01:39.68]at a gambling table!
的心情啊！ [01:41.32]Other times my friend
有些时候 [01:44.11]would simply break even.
我的朋友就只是简单够本 [01:46.20]He neither won nor lost money.
也就是说 他既没赢钱也没输钱 [01:49.08]But sometimes Bob
但也有时候 [01:52.32]would lose his shirt.
Bob会输得“衬衣都没了” [01:54.01]He would lose all the money he had.
也就是说 他输掉了所有的钱 [01:57.74]He took a beating
他有时会在赌博桌上 [02:00.28]at the gambling table.
遭受巨大的损失 [02:01.92]When this happened, my friend
如果这发生了 [02:05.16]would have to go in the hole.
我的朋友就不得不“滚进洞” [02:07.80]He would go into debt
也就是说他会陷入债务 [02:10.39]and owe people money.
欠别人钱 [02:12.38]Recently, Bob turned to crime
最近，Bob输光了所有钱 [02:16.91]after losing all his money.
就转向了犯罪 [02:19.26]In his job, he kept the books
他的原本工作是 [02:22.40]for a small business.
给一家小生意做账本 [02:24.29]He supervised the records
他还要监管 [02:26.63]of money earned and spent
公司的 [02:28.96]by the company.
钱进进出出 [02:30.01]Although my friend
虽然我朋友 [02:32.15]was usually honest,
大多数时候是个老实人 [02:33.99]he decided to cook the books.
他却打算做假账 [02:37.28]He illegally changed
他非法篡改了 [02:39.86]the financial records of the company.
公司的账务 [02:42.35]This permitted him
这让他成功地 [02:45.19]to make a fast buck.
得到了一笔“快钱” [02:47.03]My friend made some quick,
也就是说 他通过欺骗 [02:49.72]easy money dishonestly.
很快地获得了一笔钱 [02:52.21]I never thought Bob
我从没想过Bob [02:55.29]would have sticky fingers.
会做这种小偷小摸的事 [02:57.03]He did not seem like a thief
他看起来不是那种 [03:00.37]who would steal money.
会偷窃财物的人 [03:02.21]But, some people will do
但是 有些人 [03:05.19]anything for love of money.
就是会处于爱财做任何事 [03:07.23]Bob used the money he stole
Bob用这笔从公司偷来的不义之财 [03:11.66]from his company to gamble again.
又投入了赌博 [03:14.45]This time, he cashed in.
这一次 钱滚滚涌进来 [03:17.27]He made a lot of money.
他赚了很多钱 [03:20.15]Quickly he was back on his feet.
很快他就从之前的挫折中站起来 [03:23.44]He had returned
他又回到了健康的 [03:25.23]to good financial health.
经济状态 [03:27.62]His company, however,
然而他的公司 [03:30.36]ended up in the red.
却亏损严重 [03:32.69]It lost more money than it earned.
亏的钱超过了赚的 [03:36.58]The company was no longer profitable.
这公司不再是盈利状态了 [03:40.06]It did not take long
我朋友的作假行为 [03:42.85]before my friend's dishonesty
没过多久 [03:45.19]was discovered.
就被发现了 [03:46.93]The company investigated
公司调查了他 [03:49.22]and charged him with stealing.
指控了他的偷窃行为 [03:51.61]Bob tried to pass the buck.
Bob尝试去嫁祸某人 [03:55.50]He tried to blame someone else
他尝试去指责其他人 [03:58.58]for the deficit.
为亏损负责 [04:00.32]His lie did not work, however.
然而 他撒的谎没有任何用 [04:03.51]He ended up in jail.
最后还是进了监狱 [04:06.00]Today, I would bet my bottom dollar
今天，我十分笃定 [04:10.54]that my friend will
我朋友再也 [04:12.58]never gamble again.
不会赌博了 [04:14.32]I would bet all I have that
我会用我的全部去赌 [04:17.70]he learned his lesson about gambling.
打赌他肯定从中得到了教训 [04:20.44](MUSIC) [04:32.03]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
单词和它们的故事 [04:33.93]in VOA Special English,
这里是VOA慢速英语 [04:36.91]was written by Jill Moss.
由Jill Moss撰稿 [04:39.25]I'm Faith Lapidus.
我是 Faith Lapidus
Gamble-英语听力热门评论
at all costs 不惜一切代价 ante up付款（通常指不愿意的） clean up打扫/（口）赚钱/整顿/痛打 break the bank耗尽资源/倾家荡产 break even不盈不亏 take a beating挨打/遭受失败/遭受损失 quick buck来得很快的钱（buck:雄鹿/钱/花花公子） sticky fingers小偷小摸的人 back on his feet东山再起
作为英语惯用语，词组不是【cook the book】而是【cook the books】。意思是【做假账】。[大哭]
