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。

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

你听说汤姆和他的妻子离婚的事吗？

B: I didn't hear that, but I can deduce the reason.

没有听说，不过我可以推断出原因。

A: Really? Say it.

是吗？说说看。

B: 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?

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？

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

完全正确。你看，赌博竟然毁了一个幸福的家庭。

B: Yeah, gambling is often a curse. By gambling we lose time and treasure. Two things most precious to a man.

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。

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

此外，许多人染上了赌博的恶习，越陷越深，慢慢地走上了毁灭的道路。

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

总而言之，赌博是一种恶习，我们应该远离它。

harm

伤害；损害；危害

do harm to...

对...有害

例句：

It is obvious that smoking does harm to our health.

很显然吸烟有害健康。

It wouldn't do any harm to walk to school for a change.

改为步行去学校，对你没坏处。

Have you heard that...?

你听说了...吗？

例句：

Have you heard that Jack got a pink slip this morning?

你听说今天上午汤姆收到解雇通知书了吗？

Have you heard that Tom and his girlfriend are getting married?

你听说汤姆和他女朋友要结婚的消息了吗？

divorce

离婚

例句：

They got divorced.

他们离婚了。

I heard that they are getting a divorce.

我听说他们正在办理离婚手续。

Ellie wants a divorce.

艾莉想离婚。

deduce

推论；推断；演绎

例句：

We cannot deduce very much from these figures.

我们无法从这些数字中推断出太多东西。

The police have deduced that he must have left his apartment yesterday evening.

警方推断他肯定是在昨晚离开公寓的。

n.deduction

演绎法

spend

花（时间）；度过

I spend too mucg time watching.

我看电视时间太多了。

We spent the weekend in Paris.

我们在巴黎度过了周末。

How do you spend your spare time?

你业余时间都怎么度过的？

be addicted to

对...上瘾；沉溺于

例句：

He's addicted to computer games.

他迷上了电脑游戏。

He became addicted to alcohol at a very young age.

他很小的时候就酒精上瘾了。

gambling

赌博；投机

Gambling is legal in some countries.

赌博在一些国家是合法的。

Many people want to make a fortune by doing nothing, which is the reason why the gambling industry thrives.

许多人都想要不劳而获赚大钱，这就是博彩业蓬勃发展的原因。

V.gamble

赌博

casino

赌场

例句：

He visited the casino, lost $20, and left.

他去了赌场，输了20美元就走了。

put up with

忍受；容忍

例句：

I can't put up with such treatment any longer.

我无法再忍受这样的待遇。

I can't put up with that woman any longer.

我再也不能忍受那个女人了。

SYNstand

忍受

incessant

（令人不快的事情）不停的；连续的

例句：

I can't put up with her incessant complaints.

我忍受不了她不断的抱怨。

precious

珍贵的；宝贵的

例句：

We should seize the precious chance.

我们应该抓住宝贵的机会。

I didn't touch your precious car.

我没有碰你那辆宝贝车。

take to

（尤指短暂接触后）喜欢上；喜爱

例句：

He left the medical profession and took to journalism.

他离开了医学界，开始从事新闻工作。

be in over one's head

太难了，难以驾驭；陷入麻烦无法脱身

（to be involved in a difficult situation that you cannot get out of）

例句：

Sean tried to pay his gambling debts, but he was in over his head.

肖恩想还清赌债，但却深陷其中。

I think I'm in over my head with Amy. She wants marriage, kids and a house, and I’m just not ready for any of that. 我觉得我跟Amy现在有点难搞，她想要结婚，要孩子，有个房子。但是我现在还没准备好。

be away from...

远离；离开；从...离开

例句：

It was very hard for me to be away from my family.

离开家对我来讲并非是件容易的事。

He is away from the office today。

今天他不在办公室。

SYNstay away from...

远离