395 high-rolling

今天我们要学的词是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花钱。那么,high-roller, 当然就是舍得花钱的人了。如果是赌博,那就是下大赌注的豪客。"The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled out the red lanterns for high-rolling Asian gamblers on Chinese New Year," 为了吸引亚洲赌客,拉斯维加斯赌场在中国新年挂出了大红灯笼欢迎他们。

这些人一掷千金,当然受到赌场的优待,但有专家说:"More than half of Nevada's gambling income comes from slot machines. The high rollers are not the main source of its gambling revenue," 原来内华达州赌博业的收入大多数来自我们这些普通人,包括那些每次投1毛或两毛五分钱玩老虎角子机的客人...

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