慢速英语短文听力 变富有

Get Rich or Get Out

变富有

He had finally made it to New York City. They call it "the city that never sleeps." He had always wanted to live there. He had quit his job in Florida. He loved his new neighborhood. He loved his new apartment. He had used half of his savings¹ to pay for one year in advance. But the apartment was so expensive. How could he afford it next year? He had to get rich this year. "How are you going to get rich in just one year?" asked his sister. That was a good question. He didn't even have a job. But an ordinary job wouldn't pay his rent next year. An ordinary job wouldn't allow him to stay in his nice apartment. He didn't want to move into a cheap apartment. How can I get rich fast, he wondered. He went across the street and bought a lottery² ticket.

他终于来到了纽约城。他们把这里称之为“无眠城市”。他一直希望能够在这里生活。他辞去了佛罗里达州的工作。他喜欢他的新邻居。他喜欢新住处。他用一半积蓄交了一年房租。但是公寓太贵了。他明年该怎么办？他今年一定要富起来。他的妹妹问道：“你怎么在一年之内变得富有？”这是个好问题。他还没有工作。但是普通工作交不上明年的房租。普通工作不会让他住这么好的公寓。他不想搬进便宜公寓。他想我怎么能够迅速暴富。他过了马路，买了一张彩票。

1 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 lottery   

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。