Gets Booked, Writes a Book
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="bestseller">bestseller</span>. <span word="Entitled">Entitled</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Casino">Casino</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Minute">Minute</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 250-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Duncans">Duncans</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>. <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="larceny">larceny</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> 18 <span word="bogus">bogus</span> <span word="checks">checks</span>, <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="from">from</span> $3,000 <span word="to">to</span> $10,000, <span word="at">at</span> 17 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cashing">cashing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cashed">cashed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="incarceration">incarceration</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Books">Books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gangsters">gangsters</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="flashy">flashy</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="posh">posh</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="card">card</span>-<span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="blackjack">blackjack</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="copying">copying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="technique">technique</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="decks">decks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blackjack">blackjack</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="escorted">escorted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>.</p>
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