赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第36期:一夜之间变富翁

 (SYDNEY, Renters)A laid-off Australian man became a multi-millionaire when he discovered he had won a$4.5 million lottery¹.

（路透社悉尼电）一名被解雇的澳洲人发现自己赢了乐透奖金四百五十万美元，变成了大富翁。

He had been laid off only hours earlier.

几个小时前，他才刚被解雇。

Getting laid off was terrible.

被解雇很惨。

"I did not expect this windfall," said the unidentified man.

“我没想到会得到这笔意外之财”，这位未透露身份的老兄说。

He added² that he would not be looking for a new job.

他还表示，他不会去找新工作。

1 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。

2 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。