原汁原味商務英語播客 第67課:與賭博相關的習語(上)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to gambling.
這是有關賭博的習慣用語的2節商務英語播客的第1節。

As gambling involves money and risk, it’s not surprising that we use gambling idioms in business. The verb “gamble” itself is very common. We often talk about “gambling” money on an idea or “taking a gamble” to mean taking a risk. Another very common one is “bet,” both as a verb and a noun. When we gamble, we “bet” money in the hopes of winning and getting more money back. In a way, business is one big bet.
因爲賭博涉及到錢和危險，在商業中使用有關賭博的習語也就不足爲奇了。動詞“gamble”用得就很普遍。我們常說在某個想法上下注或“來賭博”來表示冒險，另一個常用的詞是“bet",即可用作動詞也可做名詞。賭博時，來下注希望能將下注的錢賺回來並贏更多的錢 。同理，商業也是一個大賭注。

In English, gambling idioms come from a few common types of gambling. Card games, especially poker, and horse racing give us the most idiomatic expressions, but we also get some from games such as dice and marbles.
賭博的習語來自一些常用的賭博形式，來自紙牌遊戲，尤其是撲克，以及賽馬的習慣用語最多，有些習語來自其他遊戲，比如擲骰子和彈子游戲。

In this lesson, we’ll hear a conversation between Kevin and Dan, two colleagues who are talking about investing. Kevin actively invests in the stock market, while Dan is more cautious and usually avoids risk.
這節課，我們來聽下 Kevin 和 Dan之間的談話，他們是同事，兩人正在討論投資。Kevin 活躍地投資股票市場，而Dan則比較謹慎，通常避免風險。

Listening Questions：
1. Which person thinks that luck is important in investing?
2. What did Kevin do when the stock market crashed?
3. What does Kevin want to tell Dan about at the end of the conversation?