英语旅游情景口语对话《拉斯维加斯》
拉斯维加斯是美国内华达州的最大城市,以赌博业为中心的庞大的旅游、购物、度假产业而著名,世界上十家最大的.度假旅馆就有九家是在这里,是世界知名的度假圣地之一,拥有“世界娱乐之都”和“结婚之都”的美称。下面,我们走进下面这组英语口语对话,了解一下拉斯维加斯吧。
karen: i'm not comfortable about this, sandy.
i don't understand most of these games.
sandy: that's okay. i can explain a little.
karen: i don't want to lose all my money.
sandy: don't worry. you can't lose all your money.
because you won't gamble all your money.
karen: i guess you're right.
sandy: of course i'm right. i already told you the rule for las vegas. remember?
karen: yes, i remember.
you must decide how much money you will gamble before you start to play.
sandy: that's right. that's the best way to have control over yourself.
you say to yourself. “tonight i will gamble fifty dollars. only fifty dollars. no more.”
if you follow the rule, you can't lose more than fifty dollars.
karen: i know it's true, sandy. but still some people lose control.
they start to gamble, and they can't stop.
sandy: but i won't let you do that. i will watch you.
karen: okay.
sandy: so how much do you want to gamble?
karen: maybe 500 dollars.
sandy: 500 dollars! that's too much!
you just said you are afraid to lose your money.
if you're afraid, why do you want to gamble 500 dollars?
karen: i don't want people to think i'm stingy.
sandy: that is a bad attitude to have, karen!
if you think that way, las vegas will be really dangerous for you.
karen: so how much should i gamble?
sandy: why not fifty or one-hundred dollars?
karen: okay. one-hundred then. do you think i will lose it?
sandy: i don't know. you have to be smart, but you have to be lucky too.
some games are all luck. with some, you need to be smart.
karen: i want games that are all luck.
sandy: i knew you would say that! then you should play the slot machines.
karen: slot machines? no, i don't want that! that's too boring.
i want a game with cards or dice.
sandy: so what do you want to play then?
karen: blackjack.
we can play blackjack. and i will gamble one-hundred, or maybe two-hundred dollars.
sandy: huh? you are breaking our rule already! and we didn't even start to play yet!
karen: oh, don't be so strict! we are in las vegas.
sandy: yes, and if i stay with you, we will have to walk back home to new york.
because we will lose all our money and our plane tickets too!