81 (D-50) Las Vegas...on the lighter side

81 (D-50) Two Friends and the Slot Machine

But we'll look at VOCABULARY FIRST today.
You haven't forgotten the vocabulary in Post 77, have you? Go back and take a look.

A little more vocabulary you will need:
-- allotted money = money designated for a particular purpose (here, for gambling)
-- a bench = a place to sit, in a park for example
-- seemed an eternity = gave the impression of being an eternity
-- huge = very big, enormous
-- coins = small pieces of metal, used as money (quarter, dime, nickel...)
-- "how'd you do?" = "how did you do?" = "How successful were you?"
-- it looks like = it appears; it can be concluded that...
-- to hit it big = to win a lot of money; hit the jackpot
-- though = "par contre" (in this particular case)
-- yeah = yes
-- way in the back = "tout au fond de la pièce"

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Two Friends and the Slot Machines

Two friends, Smith and Jones, went together to play the slot machines at the casino. Each agreed that when his allotted money was gone, he would go to the front of the casino and sit on the bench to wait for his friend. Jones quickly lost all of his money and went to sit on the bench. He waited and waited and waited and waited. After what seemed an eternity, he saw Smith coming toward him carrying a huge sack of coins.


"Hey, Jones," said Smith, "how'd you do?"

"Well, Smith", said Jones, "you see me here on this bench-- what do you think? But, it looks like you hit it big, though."

"Oh yeah." said Smith, "What a good machine I found! It's way in the back. I'll show it to you--you CAN'T lose! EVERY TIME YOU PUT IN A DOLLAR, FOUR QUARTERS COME OUT!!!"

Once again, please laugh!

Jane
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**Most common U.S. surnames: Smith-Johnson-Williams-Brown-Jones-Miller-Davis-Garcia-Rodriguez-Wilson-Martinez (US Census 2000)