NBC晚间新闻 辛普森维尔居民中超级百万大奖

Tonight Simpsonville, South Carolina is keeping one of the world's biggest secrets. I'm just glad someone in South Carolina hit it, even more in Simpsonville. Someone who bought a ticket at the local KC Mart is a mega millionaire, winning a 1.5 billion dollar prize or a lump sum of 878 million before taxes.

The store's owner isn't spilling and we may never know. South Carolina one of just eight states that allows winners to remain anonymous¹. But don't despair. There's still time to be a multimillionaire. Tonight's Powerball drawing is just hours away. People here hoping lightning strikes twice. A mere² 620 million on the line, not a bad consolation³ prize.

今晚，南卡罗来纳州的辛普森维尔将保守世界上最大的秘密之一。我很高兴南卡罗来纳有人中了，尤其是辛普森维尔的人。有人在当地KC商城买了彩票，成为超级百万富翁，赢得了15亿美元的奖金，税前总金额8.78亿美元。商店的主人没有透露，我们可能永远也不会知道。南卡罗来纳是允许获奖者匿名的八个州之一。但不要绝望。还是有时间成为千万富翁的。几个小时后，今晚的强力球抽奖就开始了。这里的人们希望梅开二度。只有6亿2千万，这是个不错的安慰奖。

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。