Betting Big in Vegas
<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="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="buffets">buffets</span> <span word="were">were</span> $15, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> $3. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monorail">monorail</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> . <span word="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buffets">buffets</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="at">at</span> $15, <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> $20 <span word="or">or</span> $30 <span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Blackjack">Blackjack</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> $2 <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="casino">casino</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> $5 <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jaspers">Jaspers</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slots">slots</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="nickel">nickel</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="left">left</span>? <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>: <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jackpot">jackpot</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="nickel">nickel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="Jasper">Jasper</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="does">does</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>.</p>
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