Outside the Luxor Paul: Hey, Trev. Check out the beam of light on top of that pyramid. Trev: I bet that looks cool from an airplane. Paul: Let s go inside and bet some money. Trev: Now you re talking. Wei doesn t want to gamble. Paul: She s playing it smart. Trev: How could anybody come to Vegas and not gamble? Paul: [Going inside] OK, here we are. How much do you want to bet? Trev: Let s play with the high rollers. Paul: Whoa! You can t bet any less than a hundred dollars at this table. 金字塔大饭店外面 保罗:嘿,崔佛。你看那个金字塔顶端的光束。 崔佛:我敢说那个从飞机上看一定很酷。 保罗:我们进去赌两把。来源:www.examda.com 崔佛:这才像句人话嘛。小薇不想赌博。 保罗:她这是明智之举。 崔佛:哪有人来到赌城不赌博的? 保罗:(走进饭店)好。开始了。你要下多少注? 崔佛:我们去豪赌一番吧。来源:考试大 保罗:哇!这桌的赌注不能低于一百美元耶。 重点解说: ★ Luxor (n.) 尼罗河东岸城市,也是埃及一座金字塔的名称,此指‘金字塔大饭店’,整座饭店的外观就是一个金字塔,饭店内有一套特殊电梯沿着金字塔斜坡以三十九度斜线上下,是世界第一座这种商用电梯;入夜后,饭店会开放世界上最强光束 ★ beam (n.) 光线,光束,a beam of light是‘一道光线’ ★ pyramid (n.) 金字塔来源:考试大 ★ Now you re talking. 这才象话嘛。 ★ gamble (v.) 赌博 ★ play it smart 明智地行动 ★ high roller 出手阔绰的赌客,全名是high stakes roller,口语常说成high roller。play with the high rollers是指‘去豪赌一番’(百考试题)