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  • Adjective + Prepositions: Are You Addicted to Gambling? (Review)

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Are You Addicted to Gambling?

(1) Sarah: Listen
Michael, we need to talk. I'm really worried about you. Do you know how much time you are spending on these [vocab word=gamble]gambling[/vocab] websites?

"worried about (someone)" is an adjective + preposition pattern. Sarah is worried because Michael is gambling too much, and she cares about Michael.

(2) Michael: Listen
Oh, don't [vocab word=stress about]stress about[/vocab] it. It's just [vocab word=harmless]harmless[/vocab] entertainment.

To "stress about" something means to worry about something. The word "harmless" has a suffix "less". This suffix means "doesn't have it". So, "harmless" means it doesn't have any harm (bad effect).

(3) Sarah: Listen
Harmless entertainment? Are you kidding me? You spent 1000 dollars last month! It's on our credit card bill. You are [vocab word=hooked on]hooked on[/vocab] gambling, aren't you?

To be hooked on something means you are addicted to something. You cannot stop doing something.

(4) Michael: Listen
I'm not hooked on it. I work full-time at a stressful job, and I'm just [vocab word=bet]betting[/vocab] a little bit of money to [vocab word=relieve]relieve[/vocab] my stress. Besides, I bring home plenty of money. What are you complaining about?

Here, "stress" means to feel tension or anxiety, or to be very tired.

(5) Sarah: Listen
It's bad for you, Michael. You're losing a lot of money. And, I work full-time, too. So, it's OUR money. In any case, you are addicted to gambling, and I'm worried about you.

To be "addicted to" something means to be hooked on something. You cannot stop doing something.

(6) Michael: Listen
Addicted? No, I'm not. I could stop gambling any time.
(7) Sarah: Listen
Michael, you're not even interested in anything else anymore. You're [vocab word=obsess]obsessed[/vocab] with sports betting and horse [vocab word=race]racing[/vocab].

To be "obsessed with" something means you can't stop thinking about it.

(8) Michael: Listen
That's not true. I still do other things.
(9) Sarah: Listen
But mostly, you gamble. I'm tired of finding you in front of the computer all the time. You don't even play with the children anymore.
(10) Michael: Listen
They are teenagers already. They are very [vocab word=independent]independent[/vocab]. They don't need me to play with them. They got their own friends.
(11) Sarah: Listen
In any case, it's not healthy. Uggg, I'm so angry with you right now.
(12) Michael: Listen
I don't understand why you're making a big deal out of this.

To "make a big deal out of" something means to treat something as very important or serious (when it's actually not very important or serious).

(13) Sarah: Listen
That's because I care about you! And, I don't want to be married to a gambling [vocab word=addict]addict[/vocab].

"married to" is another adjective + preposition pattern.

(14) Michael: Listen
I am not an addict. I'll [vocab word=prove]prove[/vocab] it to you. I won't go on to sports gambling [vocab word=site]sites[/vocab] this weekend.
(15) Sarah: Listen
Don’t bet any money this month. If you can’t do that, you’ll have to see a therapist.
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