“异类”
用英语怎么说？

On a Thursday evening, I excused myself from the family dinner table and slipped into my bedroom. I did not want my kids to see what I was about to do. I pulled out my phone and downloaded a betting app. I felt a thrill as I deposited $500. I am not, by temperament, a gambling man. As a suburban dad with four kids, a mortgage, and a minivan, I am an outlier among my peers. But when I set out to report on the sports-betting industry, my editors proposed a work-around. The magazine would stake me $10,000 to gamble with over the NFL season. They would cover any losses and split any winnings with me. Surely God would approve, they reasoned, because I would not be risking my own hard-earned money. This spiritual loophole intrigued me, but for my soul, I decided to consult my bishop.

在一个周四的晚上，我借故离开家人的餐桌，溜进卧室。我不想让孩子们看到我接下来的举动。我拿出手机下载了一个投注应用程序。当我存入500美元时，我感到一种兴奋。从性格上来说，我并不是个爱赌博的人。作为一个拥有四个孩子、一份抵押贷款和一辆面包车的郊区爸爸，我在同龄人中是个异类。但当我着手调查体育博彩行业时，我的编辑提出了一个变通办法。杂志社决定资助我1万美元，让我在橄榄球大联盟赛季期间进行博彩。他们会承担所有的损失，并与我平分任何盈利。他们解释说，上帝肯定会同意这种安排，因为我没有拿自己辛苦赚来的钱去冒险。这个精神上的漏洞吸引了我，但为了我的灵魂，我决定向我的主教咨询。