Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese:
A Holiday Gamble: Triumph at the Lisboa Casino Showdown Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Zh: 澳门的圣诞季节,灯火辉煌的葡京赌场里,一场紧张的德州扑克比赛正在进行。
En: In Aomen, during the Christmas season, in the brightly lit Lisboa Casino, a tense poker game of Texas Hold'em is underway.
Zh: 房间里播放着温暖的圣诞音乐,挂满了红色绿色的节日装饰。
En: The room is filled with warm Christmas music and decorated extensively with red and green holiday ornaments.
Zh: 桌边坐着三个关键人物:雷,江,和梅。
En: Seated at the table are three key figures: Lei, Jiang, and Mei.
Zh: 紧张的气氛中,只有扑克牌的声音和筹码的碰撞声。
En: Amidst the tense atmosphere, only the sound of cards shuffling and the clinking of chips can be heard.
Zh: 雷,坐在主桌旁,满脸专注。
En: Lei, sitting at the main table, is deeply focused.
Zh: 他心里清楚,这不是寻常的游戏。
En: He is well aware that this isn't just any ordinary game.
Zh: 一盘定输赢,他背负巨大债务,期望用这次胜利重新开始。
En: The outcome of this game will determine everything for him.
Zh: 江是他的对手,一个精明而神秘的人物。
En: Jiang is his opponent, a shrewd and mysterious figure.
Zh: 此时,江脸上挂着一抹浅浅的微笑,仿佛对结局胸有成竹。
En: At this moment, Jiang wears a faint smile, as if he is confident about the outcome.
Zh: 梅静静地站在雷的身后。
En: Mei stands quietly behind Lei.
Zh: 她并不参与游戏,但她的支持始终如一。
En: She is not participating in the game, but her support remains steadfast.
Zh: 每当雷低下头,梅就给他一个鼓励的眼神。
En: Every time Lei lowers his head, Mei gives him an encouraging look.
Zh: 她知道雷面临的困难,也知道他需要这场胜利。
En: She knows the difficulties Lei is facing and understands that he needs this win.
Zh: 当牌桌上最后一手牌展开的时候,雷的手心渗出细密的汗珠。
En: As the last hand at the poker table unfolds, Lei's palms are sweaty.
Zh: 幸运女神似乎不在他的这一边,不少扑克高手都已被他淘汰,但这最后一局,是最艰难也是最关键的一局。
En: Lady Luck doesn't seem to be on his side; several poker experts have already been eliminated by him, but this last round is the toughest and most crucial.
Zh: 雷面临选择。
En: Lei faces a choice.
Zh: 他可以选择放弃,承认失败,避开更大的损失。
En: He can choose to fold, admit defeat, and avoid greater losses.
Zh: 或者,他可以孤注一掷,赌上所有。
En: Or he can go all in, betting everything he has.
Zh: 他的心跳加快,耳边是自己急促的呼吸声和梅的祈祷。
En: His heartbeat quickens, his ears hear his own rapid breaths and Mei's silent prayers.
Zh: 最终,雷大声喊出:“全押!”他的筹码全部推到桌面中央。
En: Finally, Lei shouts out, "All in!" He pushes all his chips to the center of the table.
Zh: 对面的江微微一笑,跟着压上自己的筹码。
En: Across from him, Jiang smiles slightly and follows by placing his own chips.
Zh: 这一刻,时间似乎停止,空气变得凝重。
En: At that moment, time seems to stop, and the air grows heavy.
Zh: 荷官缓缓翻开最后的一张牌。
En: The dealer slowly reveals the last card.
Zh: 雷屏住了呼吸。
En: Lei holds his breath.
Zh: 是一张红桃,正合他需要的同花顺。
En: It's a heart, completing the flush he needs.
Zh: “赢了!”雷忍不住低声欢呼。
En: "Won!" Lei can't help but cheer softly.
Zh: 他赢下这局,解决了债务危机,也感受到了重生的希望。
En: He wins the hand, resolving his debt crisis and feeling a renewed sense of hope.
Zh: 江微微点头,显然对这样的结果不意外,但脸上依然是那个神秘莫测的表情。
En: Jiang nods slightly, apparently not surprised by the result, but still wearing that enigmatic expression.
Zh: 梅激动地握住雷的手:“我就知道你可以的!”
En: Mei, excitedly gripping Lei's hand, exclaims, "I knew you could do it!"
Zh: 雷露出感激的微笑。
En: Lei smiles gratefully.
Zh: 他不仅得到经济上的救赎,还在这场冬季的圣诞之夜中获得了更深的人生启示。
En: Not only has he achieved financial relief, but on this winter Christmas night, he also gained a deeper life insight.
Zh: 他明白,未来还要靠自己更加谨慎踏实地走下去。
En: He realizes that the future relies on him to walk more cautiously and steadily.
Zh: 在这豪华的澳门赌场里,随着夜色渐深,节日的气氛愈发浓烈,雷心中对未来充满了新的期待和信心。
En: In this luxurious Aomen casino, as the night deepens, the festive atmosphere becomes even more intense, filling Lei's heart with new hope and confidence for the future.
Vocabulary Words:
- tense: 紧张的
- poker: 扑克牌
- extensively: 广泛地
- ornaments: 装饰
- opponent: 对手
- shrewd: 精明的
- mysterious: 神秘的
- steadfast: 坚定的
- eliminated: 淘汰
- fold: 放弃
- defeat: 失败
- bet: 赌
- heartbeat: 心跳
- rapid: 急促的
- silently: 默默地
- prayers: 祈祷
- crucial: 关键的
- reveal: 翻开
- flush: 同花顺
- crisis: 危机
- enigmatic: 神秘莫测的
- insight: 启示
- cautiously: 谨慎地
- steadily: 踏实地
- luxurious: 豪华的
- confidence: 信心
- intense: 浓烈的
- deepen: 渐深
- atmosphere: 气氛
- renewed: 重生的