四级“Why didn’t you have the curiosity to go to the casino (赌场) yourself?

“你为什么没有去赌场的好奇心(赌场) 你自己

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考研, home of David Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino (a place where gambling games are played).

，52岁的大卫·威廉姆斯的家，以及一个河船赌场（一个玩赌博游戏的地方）。

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考研During several years of gambling in that casino, Williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000.

威廉姆斯是一名年收入3.5万美元的州审计员，在赌场的几年赌博中，他损失了约17.5万美元。

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考研He had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for $20 worth of gambling.

在赌场寄给他价值20美元的赌博优惠券之前，他从未赌博过。

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考研He visited the casino, lost the $20 and left.

他参观了赌场，丢了20美元就走了。

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考研The casino issued to him, as a good customer, a “Fun Card”, which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks, and enables the casino to track the user’s gambling activities.

作为一名好客户，赌场向他发放了一张“趣味卡”，当在赌场使用时，该卡可以获得餐饮积分，并使赌场能够跟踪用户的赌博活动。

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考研He sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5 a. m. , then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9 a. m. Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted.

他有时一次玩两台老虎机，玩一整夜，直到早上5点船靠岸，然后在赌场早上9点开门时回到船上。现在他正在起诉赌场，指控赌场应该拒绝他的光顾，因为它知道他上瘾了。

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考研In March 1998 a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem.

1998年3月，威廉姆斯的一位朋友将他非自愿地关在戒毒所，并写信告知赌场威廉姆斯的赌博问题。

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考研The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions” letter.

赌场里有一张威廉姆斯与被禁赛赌徒的合影，并给他写了一封“停止入场”信。

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考研Noting the “medical/psychological” nature of problem gambling behavior, the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.

信中注意到问题赌博行为的“医疗/心理”性质，并表示在重新进入赌场之前，他必须提供医疗/心理信息，证明光顾赌场不会对他的安全或健康构成威胁。

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考研The Wall Street Journal reports that the casino has 24 signs warning: “Enjoy the fun.

据《华尔街日报》报道，赌场有24块招牌，上面写着：“尽情享受吧。

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考研Nevertheless, Williams’s suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling,” intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.

尽管如此，威廉姆斯的诉讼指控赌场知道他“无助地沉迷于赌博”，故意“引诱”他“从事违背他的意愿的行为”。

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考研Although no such evidence was presented, the casino’s marketing department continued to pepper him with mailings.

尽管没有提供这样的证据，但赌场的营销部门继续向他发送邮件。

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考研And he entered the casino and used his Fun Card without being detected.

他进入赌场并在没有被发现的情况下使用了他的娱乐卡。

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