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A Nevada brothel owner said she is hoping to begin offering male prostitutes for female clients by the middle of January.

內華達州一間妓院老闆表示，她希望在元月中旬前開始提供男妓給女顧客。

Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nye County, said the Nevada State Health Division agreed to write men into the state codes governing prostitution earlier this month and she is scheduled to meet Jan. 5 with the Nye County Commission for final approval, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.

奈伊郡妓院「雪蒂女士牧場」老闆芭比．戴維絲說，內華達州衛生處在本月稍早同意將男人納入州立娼妓管理辦法，而且她預計在元月五日會晤奈伊郡委員會爭取最後批准，《拉斯維加斯評論報》週一報導說。

Davis said, if all goes as planned, she could add two men to her current stable of five female prostitutes the week after the meeting with the commission.

戴維絲說，如果一切按照計畫進行，她可能在會晤委員會後的這一週，延攬兩男加入旗下5名小姐的陣容。

Several experts, including industry lobbyist George Flint, have already predicted failure for Davis’ venture. Flint said several brothel owners have attempted hiring men to service women in the past, but the gambles always failed.

若干專家，包括業界說客喬治．佛林特，已預言戴維絲這項冒險行動注定失敗。佛林特說，數家妓院老闆過去已嘗試過雇用男人服務女客，但這些冒險行動總是以失敗收場。

新聞辭典

write into︰片語，把∼寫入、納入。例句︰The king wrote his record into the history books. （國王把自己的功業載入史冊。）

if all goes as planned︰片語，如果一切順利。例句︰If all goes as planned, space shuttle Atlantis will lift off Monday.（如果一切順利，「亞特蘭提斯號」太空梭將在週一升空。）

in the past︰片語，在過去。例句︰ The Fed now faces greater political pressures than at any other time in the past.（聯準會現面臨比過去任何其他時候更龐大的政治壓力。）