英文短篇故事（纽约）141 Powerball Ticket Price Doubles

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 　　"Did¹ you hear the news²?" his wife³ asked. "They're doubling⁵ the price⁶ of a Powerball ticket next year. It's going⁷ to be $2." He said⁸, "Two dollars for one ticket? That's ridiculous⁹! One dollar is too much already¹⁰. We never win anything!" Correcting¹¹ him, she said, "We won¹² two dollars last week." They had¹³ bought 10 tickets last week because first prize¹⁴ was¹⁵ $130 million¹⁶. "Are they going to double¹⁷ our chances¹⁹ of winning²⁰?" he asked. "No," she replied²¹. "They're going to make second prize worth²² $1 million. Right now it's worth $200,000." He said, "Big deal²³. Our chance¹⁸ of winning second prize is as⁴ low²⁴ as winning first prize. Next year, we're not going to waste²⁵ our money on $2 Powerball tickets. Instead²⁶, we'll buy scratchers. They're only a dollar. In fact²⁸, every time we spend a dollar on a scratcher²⁷, we'll save²⁹ a dollar! Scratchers will be free³⁰!"