“滑坡”
用英语怎么说？

On a Thursday evening in September, I slipped into my bedroom to download the DraftKings betting app. I felt a thrill as I deposited $500, wondering if anything was possible. I am not naturally a gambling man; I am a busy dad with four kids, a mortgage, and a minivan. Moreover, as a practicing Mormon, I am forbidden from playing games of chance. However, my editors at The Atlantic wanted me to experience the phenomenon firsthand to write about the industry. They offered to stake me $10,000 to gamble with during the NFL season. The magazine would cover any losses and split any winnings with me. Surely, they reasoned, this spiritual loophole meant I was not risking my own money, so it was acceptable. Even my local bishop reluctantly agreed that using my employer’s money for research was not a sin, though he warned me to be careful of slippery slopes.

在九月的一个周四晚上，我溜进卧室下载了 DraftKings 投注软件。当我存入 500 美元时，我感到一阵兴奋，心想一切皆有可能。我天生不是一个爱赌博的人；我是一个拥有四个孩子、一份房贷和一辆面包车的忙碌父亲。此外，作为一名虔诚的摩门教徒，我是被禁止玩机会游戏的。然而，我在《大西洋月刊》的编辑们希望我能够亲身体验这一现象，以便报道这个行业。他们提出资助我 10,000 美元，让我在 NFL 赛季期间进行投注。杂志社将承担任何损失，并与我平分任何奖金。他们推理说，这种精神漏洞意味着我并没有拿自己的钱去冒险，因此是可以接受的。甚至我当地的主教也勉强同意，用雇主的资金进行研究并不算犯罪，尽管他警告我要小心滑坡。