6.Gambling Dialogue

6.赌博 对话

Steven and Susan are talking about the harm of gambling.

史蒂文和苏珊正在讨论赌博的危害。

Susan: Have you heard that Tom and his wife divorced?

苏珊：你听说汤姆和他妻子离婚的事了吗?

Steven: I didn't hear that. But I can deduce the reason.

史蒂文：没有听说，不过我可以推断出原因。

Susan: Really? Say it!

苏珊：是吗？说说看。

Steven: Tom is a kind guy, but addicted to gambling. He spends all his time gambling in the casino. And his wife can't put up with his incessant gambling any longer, so she divorced him. Is that right?

史蒂文：汤姆是个好人，但却赌博成瘾，他把时间都消磨在赌场上。他的妻子再也无法忍受他不断赌博，于是就和他离婚了。对吗？

Susan: Yeah, quite right. Gambling broke up a happy family.

苏珊：完全正确。你看赌博竟然毁了一个幸福的家庭。

Steven: Yeah! Gambling is often a curse. By gambling we lose time and treasure, two things most precious to a man.

史蒂文：是啊。赌博往往是个祸根，浪费时间和金钱，这两样是人生最珍贵的东西。

Susan: Besides that, many people took to gambling and got in over their heads, and gradually ruined themselves.

苏珊：此外，许多人染上了赌博的恶习，愈陷愈深，慢慢地走上了毁灭的道路。

Steven: In a word, gambling is a vice. We should be away from it.

史蒂文：总而言之，赌博足一种恶习，我们应该远离它。