英语悠选脱口秀 第86期:假如你有15亿美金

 　　讲解

　　Today’s key word is If

　　If 假如

　　You use if in conditional¹ sentences(条件句) to introduce the circumstances（情况） in which an event or situation might happen, might be happening, or might have happened.

　　Here is an example:

　　What will you do if you win 1.5 billion dollars in the lottery²?

　　如果你中了15亿美金你会怎么做？

　　Seriously, what will you do? Have you ever thought about this question? 为什么突然提这个问题呢？近日，中国，英国，美国都出现了巨额彩票奖金无人认领的情况。I really want to know why? Why? The US prize has now gone up to a world record(世界纪录) size, and ticket-holders will have the chance to take home about 1.5 billion US dollars.

　　15亿美金，美金啊！I bet³ lots of people who don’t usually buy tickets will get one. At least, I will.

　　So我们来一起做一下美梦，假如你中了1000万美金，What will you do？买车？买房？买房车？I talked with my colleagues⁴, here are their ideas: Lincoln, what will you do?“I feel like you have to do one – at least one ostentatious thing, just to, you know, just to be that guy. I probably a Lamborghini or something, I don’t know. Or a really big vacation, to an island somewhere. Just want to get it out of your system – buy a ridiculous⁵ car or go on a ridiculous holiday.You’re still yourself, but you can be yourself in a Lamborghini. Think about that”.

　　想想中彩票就超级开心的Lincoln.但估计很多人都跟他一样，你跟他的想法一样吗？如果我有1000万美金的话，先请悠选的听众们吃火锅。然后，换个最顶级的录音设备，一边环游世界，一边和大家分享最好听的节目。What’s your plan？

 

1 conditional   

adj.条件的，带有条件的

参考例句：

• My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。
• There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。

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。

3 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

4 colleagues   

n.同事，同僚( colleague的名词复数 )；同人

参考例句：

• He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
• She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。

5 ridiculous   

adj.荒谬的，可笑的；荒唐的

参考例句：

• It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.试图干这种事，简直可笑。
• It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.这是我有生以来听到的最为荒唐可笑的事。