简单慢速英语阅读:An Unlucky Winner

Sammy won the lottery¹. He was so happy. He jumped up and down. “I won the lottery! I’m rich! Life is great!” he yelled. He checked the numbers online again: 2, 22, 3, 33, 4, and 44. Yes, those were the winning numbers. Yes, those were the numbers on his ticket. The Mega number was 44. The Mega number on his ticket was 44. He was so rich! His ticket was worth $41 million before taxes. He was going to buy a new house. He was going to buy a new car. He was going to buy a new boat. Oh, life was so great! He took his ticket to the liquor store. He showed it to the clerk. “I won! I won!” he told the clerk. The clerk checked the numbers. “You won! You won!” he said. Then the clerk ran out of the store with Sammy’s ticket.

 

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n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。