Intermediate - Las Vegas (C1393)

A: 哇,胡佛水坝太神奇了!快给我拍照。
wā, Hú Fó shuǐbà tài shénqí le! kuài gěi wǒ pāizhào.
Wow, Hoover Dam is so magical! Quick, take my picture!
B: 你已经拍了几百张了,还要拍?
nǐ yǐjīng pāi le jǐ bǎi zhāng le, hái yào pāi?
You've already taken hundreds of photos and you're still taking them?
A: 好不容易来到拉斯维加斯,当然要多拍点。
hǎobùróngyì láidào Lāsīwéijiāsī, dāngrán yào duō pāi diǎnr.
It's not easy getting to Las Vegas. Of course I want to take a few more pictures than usual.
B: 我们现在可以去赌场了吧?
wǒmen xiànzài kěyǐ qù dǔchǎng le ba?
Can we go to the casino now?
A: 不去不去,肯定会输钱的。
bù qù bù qù, kěndìng huì shū qián de.
Let's not go. We'll definitely lose money.
B: 啊呀,到了赌城不赌,白来了!
āyā, dào le dǔchéng bù dǔ, bái lái le!
Oh geez. We come to the city of gambling and we're not gambling. What a waste!
B: 而且人家都说第一次在拉斯维加斯赌钱的人肯定会赢钱!
érqiě rénjiā dōu shuō dì yī cì zài Lāsīwéijiāsī dǔ qián de rén kěndìng huì yíng qián!
Also, everyone says the first time you come to Las Vegas, you'll definitely win!
A: 我才不信呢!
wǒ cái bù xìn ne!
Well, I just don't believe that!
B: 我保证只玩老虎机,才一分钱一次。
wǒ bǎozhèng zhǐ wánr lǎohǔjī, cái yī fēn qián yī cì.
I promise I'll only play the slots. It's only one cent each time.
A: 那二十美金,不许超过。
nà èrshí měijīn, bùxǔ chāoguò.
Okay, then twenty dollars, nothing more.
B: 好!
hǎo!
OK!
B: 老婆,走吧!我的二十块都输光了。
lǎopó, zǒu ba! wǒ de èrshí kuài dōu shū guāng le.
Honey, let's go. I spent all of my twenty bucks.
A: 不要,不要,这个老虎机真好玩。我要继续玩。
bù yào, bù yào, zhè ge lǎohǔjī zhēn hǎowán. wǒ yào jìxù wán.
No way, no way. This slot machine is really fun. I want to keep playing.

Key Vocabulary

胡佛 Hú Fó Hover
水坝 shuǐbà dam
神奇 shénqí mysterious, magical
拍照 pāizhào to take a picture
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì really not easy
拉斯维加斯 Lāsīwéijiāsī Las Vegas
赌场 dǔchǎng casino
shū to lose
bái in vain
to gamble
yíng to win
cái just
xìn to believe
保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee, to assure
老虎机 lǎohǔjī slot machine
美金 měijīn American dollar
不许 bùxǔ to not be allowed
超过 chāoguò to exceed
guāng completely
继续 jìxù to continue

Supplementary Vocabulary

赌博 dǔbó to gamble
三峡水坝 Sānxiá shuǐbà Three Gorges Dam
允许 yǔnxǔ to allow
二十一点 èrshíyīdiǎn Black Jack
轮盘赌 lúnpándǔ roulette
百家乐 bǎijiālè Baccarat
扑克 pūkè poker
掷骰子 zhì shǎizi to throw dice

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