Upper-Intermediate - Soccer Betting (D2484)

A: 我去,没想到半决赛是这个结果。
wǒqù, méi xiǎngdào bànjuésài shì zhè gè jiéguǒ.
Damn. I never thought the semi-finals would come to this.
B: 看你的黑眼圈,昨晚肯定熬夜看球了。
kàn nǐde hēiyǎnquān, zuówǎn kěndìng áoyè kàn qiú le.
Looking at the black circles under your eyes, last night you must have stayed up all night watching the game.
A: 可不是,4点的比赛,看到早上6点。不过这段时间也都习以为常了。
kěbushì, sìdiǎn de bǐsài, kàndào zǎoshang liùdiǎn. bùguò zhè duàn shíjiān yě dōu xíyǐwéicháng le.
Exactly. The match at 4 o'clock, I watched until 6 in the morning. But lately I have already got used to it.
B: 这次总共输了多少钱啊?
zhè cì zǒnggòng shū le duōshǎo qián ā?
How much money have you lost altogether this time?
A: 别提了,半个月的工资都没了。下个月我要多加点班。
biétíle, bàn gè yuè de gōngzī dōu méi le. xiàgeyuè wǒ yào duō jiā diǎn bān.
Don't mention that. I have lost half a month's pay. Next month I have to work more overtime.
B: 何必呢?看球就可以了,还赌球。
hébì ne? kàn qiú jiù kěyǐ le, hái dǔqiú.
What's the point? You can just watch the game. You bet on the game besides?!
A: 刺激啊,而且这次淘宝大力推广足球竞猜,不知不觉就给带进去了。
cìjī ā, érqiě zhècì Táobǎo dàlì tuīguǎng zúqiú jìngcāi, bùzhībùjué jiù gěi dài jìnqù le.
It's exciting. And this time Taobao majorly promoted the soccer competitive speculation, so I was unconsciously drawn in.
B: 我觉得这次中国球迷数量没增加,赌徒倒是增加了不少。
wǒ juéde zhècì Zhōngguó qiúmí shùliàng méi zēngjiā, dǔtú dàoshì zēngjiā le bùshǎo.
I feel that this time the number of soccer fans haven't increased, but the gamblers have increased quite a bit.
A: 适度玩玩也能增添些乐趣嘛。你最近没买?
shìdù wánrwanr yě néng zēngtiān xiē lèqù ma. nǐ zuìjìn méi mǎi?
A moderate amount of playing can add to your enjoyment. You haven't bought any lately?
B: 别说买了,自从西班牙出局,我就没再关心过。
bié shuō mǎile, zìcóng Xībānyá chūjú, wǒ jiù méi zài guānxīn guò.
Don't talk about buying. Ever since Spain has been out, I haven't cared about it again.
A: 西班牙也太让人大跌眼镜了,还有英格兰,小组都没出线。
Xībānyá yě tài ràng rén dàdiēyǎnjìng le, háiyǒu Yīnggélán, xiǎozǔ dōu méi chūxiàn.
Spain was too surprising. And England too. They didn't even qualify for the next round.
B: 锋线疲软,后防无力,不谈了。你觉得冠军会是谁?
fēngxiàn píruǎn, hòufáng wúlì, bù tán le. nǐ juéde guànjūn huì shì shéi?
The forward was weak and the defence was powerless. Let's not talk about it. Who do you think the champion will be?
A: 对了,决赛的盘口出来了没有,快给我看看。
duìle, juésài de pánkǒu chūlái le méiyǒu, kuài gěi wǒ kànkan.
Oh yeah. Did the spread for the finals come out yet? Quick, let me take a look.

Key Vocabulary

我去 wǒqù damn
黑眼圈 hēiyǎnquān dark circles under the eyes
熬夜 áoyè stay up late or all night
习以为常 xíyǐwéicháng be accustomed or used to
何必 hébì there is no need, what's the point of
赌球 dǔqiú soccer betting
竞猜 jìngcāi competitive specualtion
不知不觉 bùzhībùjué unconsciously
赌徒 dǔtú gambler
适度 shìdù a moderate amount, an appropriate measure
自从 zìcóng ever since
出局 chūjú to be out, to be eliminated
大跌眼镜 dàdiēyǎnjìng astonishing, surprising
出线 chūxiàn to qualify for the next round
疲软 píruǎn weak
盘口 pánkǒu spread

Supplementary Vocabulary

大力 dàlì vigorously
知识竞猜 zhīshijìngcāi quiz show
赌博 dǔbó to gamble
适当 shìdàng appropriate
市场疲软 shìchǎngpíruǎn bear market
赔率 péilǜ odds

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