地道英语口语:Scratchcard 彩票刮刮卡

Zoë: 大家好，我是刘佳。欢迎收听地道英语。

Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Zoë: 英语里随时都会出现新词汇还有流行的表达，来和我们的地道英语一起跟上潮流，学英语吧。

Helen: Nobody does it better. Now then Zoë, tell me are you a gambling addict?

Zoë: A gambling addict?

Helen: Yes. Do you like to gamble?

Zoë: Gamble – 赌博. Sorry, Helen. I don’t gamble very much. Why do you ask?

Helen: I asked because today’s word is connected to gambling.

Zoë: What’s today’s word, Helen.

Helen: Today’s word is scratchcard.

Zoë: Scratchcard?

Helen: Yes, scratchcard. That’s two words together. Scratch

Zoë: Scratch. 抓，刮，

Helen: And card

Zoë: Card. 卡片

Helen: Scratchcard.

Zoë: 那 a scratchcard是什么意思呢, Helen.

Helen: Well, in Britain it’s a form of gambling. You buy a scratchcard from a newsagent or supermarket. It has a special silver outer layer which you scratch off and underneath it tells you if you have won a prize or not.

Zoë: 哦，我明白了。A scratchcard 就是一张彩票，很多人都愿意时不时的买一张，刮刮看，来试试自己的运气。

Helen: Exactly.

Zoë: 那如果中奖了，能得到什么呢, Helen?

Helen: Usually, you win money – anything from £1 to thousands of pounds

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A: You look very happy today.

B: Yeah, I just won £50 with a scratchcard.

A: Lucky you!

Helen: So let’s recap what we’ve learned.

Zoë: A scratchcard – 就是彩票。

Helen: Right. Well, I think we have run out of time again, Zoë. See you again for more Real English from BBC Learning English.

Zoë: Bye for now.