卡罗尔垂头丧气地走进屋子,给自己倒了杯酒,一屁股坐在沙发上。朱莉听见丈夫回来,急匆匆走出厨房,关切地问他:“亲爱的,贷到款了吗?”“别提了。”卡罗尔挥挥手,将酒一饮而尽,“银行又拒绝了。现在连酒吧都不愿意给我赊—杯酒了。”“再这样下去我们该怎么办啊!今天房东又来催缴房租了,我把好话说尽,人家才同意给我们宽限一个星期。”朱莉的声音里带着哭腔,“要是还交不了房租,房东就要赶我们走了。”眼前的窘境让这个家摇摇欲坠:卡罗尔在一家货运公司当保安,拿着微薄的薪水,妻子朱莉没有工作,在家当全职主妇,全家人就靠卡罗尔一个人养活。卡罗尔是个不求上进、嗜赌如命 Carole dejectedly walked into the room, poured himself a glass of wine and sat down on the couch. Julie heard her husband come back and hurried out of the kitchen and asked him in desperation: “Darling, did you get the money? ” “Do not mention.” “Carroll waved his hand, The bank refused again, and now the bar is not willing to give me a credit - a glass of wine. ”“ Then what should we do! Today, the landlord urged me to pay the rent again. Give us grace for a week. ”“ Julie’s voice cried, ”If you can not pay the rent, the landlord is about to drive us away." The dilemma at hand was crumbling: Carroll was in a trucking company Security, holding a meager salary, his wife Julie did not work at home as a full-time housewife, the whole family rely on Carroll alone to feed. Carroll is an unswerving, gambling life