Elementary ‐ Global View ‐ Gambling (C0136)
A: Did you hear? The state is thinking of legalizing gambling in our city! Soon we are gonna have amazing hotels and casinos here which will be good for our business!
B: Are you serious? Gambling is a vice industry built on deception and fed by the intentional exploitation of human weakness for the sole purpose of monetary gain! It disgusts me.
A: What are you talking about? How does it exploit people?
B: Well, to begin with, Gambling is addictive, ruins marriages, destroys families and bankrupts communities. Once you are addicted it is very difficult to stop. People have lost their houses, cars and been left out on the street after becoming addicted. Secondly, it exploits because men become addicted to gambling most often because of the action and risk. Women gamble to escape, and senior citizens will start gambling for the social interaction. Underage gamblers often start gambling on sports with friends and then illegal bookies.
A: Geez! Now that I think about it, maybe legalizing gambling isn’t such a good idea! Although, I have been to Las Vegas, and I didn’t become addicted or anything like that.
B: You cannot predict who will become addicted to gambling. Now excuse me, I have a protest rally to organize!
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Legalized Exploitation剥削开发促销手段take advantage of sb , to use them as way to get sth. To exploit the earth by taking oil Vice n. 恶习;缺点 =sin, eating too much is vice, drug abuse, Ex.Miami vice. Bookie 赌注登记经纪人(=bookmaker) Bet money against
1.vice=sin 罪恶 2.protest rally 抗议集会
Practice makes perfect.
英语学学好,立法赌博就别了
bookie=bookmaker
1. legalize gambling 赌博合法化 2. casino 赌场 3. exploit 压榨,剥削(exploitation n.) 4. vice 堕落 5. bookie 赛马赌注经纪人 6. addict 上瘾 7. deception 骗局,骗术 8. social interaction 社会交际 9. sole purpose 唯一目的 10. montary gain 金钱收益 11. moderation 节制,适度
you cannot predict who will addict the gambling
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