Really? You went from policeman to croupier?

真？你从警察变成荷官了？

Really? You went from policeman to croupier.

真吗？你从警察变成了荷官。

I was a croupier for 40 years. As you can see, I had a weakness for showgirls.

在那里当了40年赌。对模特一点免疫力都没有。

The croupier was tidying up the pile of notes.

荷官正在整理那堆钞票。

" Five. Red. Low and Odd, " said the croupier obediently.

“五张。红色。低点和单点， ” 荷官顺从地说。

He handed a 5000-dollar plaque to the croupier and watched it slither down the table.

他将一块 5000 美元牌匾递给荷官， 看着它从桌子上滑落。

The croupier sat up straighter in his chair and squinted sideways at Bond.

荷官在椅子上坐得更直， 斜眼看着邦德。

" I'll stay away, " he said to the croupier.

“离开， ” 他对荷官说。

The croupier's spatula reached almost apologetically across the table.

荷官铲子几乎带着歉意地伸过桌子。

" Un banco de quatre millions, " said the croupier.

“Un banco de quatre millions，”荷官说。

Bond took the four plaques and the ten 100-dollar notes out of his pocket and put them beside the croupier.

邦德从口袋里掏出四块牌匾和十张一百美元钞票， 放在荷官旁边。

The pit-boss heard the buzzer and strolled over to the table just as the croupier spun the wheel.

赌老板听到蜂鸣器响起，就在荷官转动轮子时候走到桌子旁。

The croupier lifted it delicately with his spatula and slipped it over to Bond.

荷官用他抹刀小心翼翼地提起它， 然后把它滑给邦德。

" Un banco de deux millions, " said the croupier.

“Un banco de deux millions，”荷官说。

Well-observed pen portraits make the revolving cast of characters—Chinese underworld fixers, hapless bank employees, casino croupiers and hackers in rural England—easier to follow.

引人注目钢笔肖像使人物角色旋转——中国黑社操纵者、倒霉银行雇员、赌荷官和英格兰乡村黑客——更容易被追随。

It would be useful, but almost impossible, to mark all the cards, and it would mean the connivance at least of the croupier.

标记所有牌是有用， 但几乎是不可能， 这至少意味着荷官默许。

" Et le baccarat, " and the croupier eased across the table the fat tide of plaques.

“Et le baccarat”，荷官缓和了桌上牌匾。

Indeed, she was bored — bored as though Heaven had been full of casinos with snuffy old saints for croupiers and crowns to play with.

确，她很无聊——无聊得好像天堂里到处都是赌，里面有肮脏老圣徒供荷官和皇冠玩耍。

In the silence round his own table, Bond suddenly heard a distant croupier intone: " Neuf. Le rouge gagne, impair et manque" .

在他自己桌子周围寂静中， 邦德突然听到远处荷官吟唱：“Neuf.Le rouge gagne, impair et manque” 。

The croupier slipped Bond's two cards across to him with the tip of his spatula.

荷官用他抹刀尖把邦德两张牌滑到他面前。