词汇讲解:
1. casinos n. 赌场;娱乐场
例句:I lost a whole lot of money at the casino.
我在赌场输了很多钱。
2. thrill n. 强烈的兴奋、恐惧或快乐感
例句:His speech caused a thrill among the audience.
他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋。
3. precious adj. 宝贵的, 珍贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的
例句:Each life is precious.
生命都是宝贵的。
4. crutch n.拐杖
例句:When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches.
他腿摔断了以后, 不得不靠拐杖走路。
5. constrain vt.强迫, 强使; 限制, 约束
例句:Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。
6. gamble v. 赌博; 冒风险
例句:When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live.
他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。
7. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句:Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为。
8. ruin vt. 破坏, 毁掉
例句:The storm ruined our wheat.
暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦。
9. fountain n.喷水; 喷泉
例句:The fountain plays only at weekend.
这个喷泉仅在周末喷水。
10. funk n. 惊惶, 恐惧
例句:Out of sheer funk he had not gone to the party.
他完全是处于胆怯而没有去参加宴会。
11. nickname vt. 给...起绰号
例句:He was nicknamed Fatty.
他的绰号叫"胖子"。
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