06 投资(2/5)
alling. bear的意思是“卖空者，做空头者，抛售股票或期货希望造成价格下跌的人”。
这期彩票能中吗
dialogue
as soon as eric arrives at the office, he break a piece of big news.
埃里克一到办公室，就爆出了一条大新闻。
eric: hey, helen. did you see the big news yesterday? a lottery holder from zhejiang province may have hit 514 million yuan jackpot.
埃里克：嘿，海伦。你看到昨天的头条新闻了吗？一个浙江的彩民中了头奖5.14亿。
helen: really? it sounds very amazing.
海伦：真的？听起来很令人惊讶。
eric: yeah, the news reported that he won the jackpot from two tickets on tuesday and the prize has set a new record, being the country's biggest jackpot to date. how i wish i had hit a lottery ticket!
埃里克：是呀，新闻报道说他是在周二购买的两张彩票，中奖金额已经刷新了中国彩票的中奖纪录，成为历史上最大的头奖。我多么希望我也能中张彩票啊！
helen: i have. last week i won a lottery ticket for a prize of 5000 yuan.
海伦：我中过。上星期我中了一张彩票，奖金5000元。
eric: ah, how did you do that? why couldn't i?
埃里克：啊，你是怎么中奖的呢？为什么我总是中不了？
helen: the secret to win a lottery ticket is believing your choice and your feeling of numbers is also very important.
海伦：买彩票中奖的秘密就在于，要相信你自己的选择，而且对号码的感觉也是非常重要的。
eric: so if i always come across the number 9868, it's likely to win a lottery ticket with the number 9868?
埃里克：那么如果我总是遇到9868这个号码，去买号码为9868的彩票就很可能中奖喽？
helen: that's what i mean. miracles happen every day. you may be on a roll.
海伦：就是那意思。奇迹每天都会发生哦。也许你会交上好运的。
notes
1. lottery ['l?t?ri] n. 彩票；碰运气的事
2. jackpot ['d??k?p?t] n.（彩票等）头奖，累积赌注
3. to date 迄今为止
4. miracle ['mir?kl] n. 奇迹；令人惊奇的人或事
5. on a roll 接踵而至的成功；好运连连
小贴士
在我国，lottery tickets（彩票）是为福利事业和体育发展筹措资金而开办的，据称，彩票得主应交纳奖金20%的所得税。为了沾沾喜气，兑出巨奖的lottery booth（彩票站）也人满为患。中头彩可以说成hit the jackpot，兑奖可以说成claim the prize。福利彩票可用welfare lottery来表达，主要用于国家的charitable causes（慈善事业）；体育彩票可用sports lottery来表达，是为筹集体育事业发展资金发行的，主要用于国家的sports causes（体育事业）。
保险不可少
dialogue
tony and kevin are talking about buying insurance in the offic.
托尼和凯文正在办公室里讨论保险的事。
tony: i've just take out a
这期彩票能中吗
dialogue
as soon as eric arrives at the office, he break a piece of big news.
埃里克一到办公室，就爆出了一条大新闻。
eric: hey, helen. did you see the big news yesterday? a lottery holder from zhejiang province may have hit 514 million yuan jackpot.
埃里克：嘿，海伦。你看到昨天的头条新闻了吗？一个浙江的彩民中了头奖5.14亿。
helen: really? it sounds very amazing.
海伦：真的？听起来很令人惊讶。
eric: yeah, the news reported that he won the jackpot from two tickets on tuesday and the prize has set a new record, being the country's biggest jackpot to date. how i wish i had hit a lottery ticket!
埃里克：是呀，新闻报道说他是在周二购买的两张彩票，中奖金额已经刷新了中国彩票的中奖纪录，成为历史上最大的头奖。我多么希望我也能中张彩票啊！
helen: i have. last week i won a lottery ticket for a prize of 5000 yuan.
海伦：我中过。上星期我中了一张彩票，奖金5000元。
eric: ah, how did you do that? why couldn't i?
埃里克：啊，你是怎么中奖的呢？为什么我总是中不了？
helen: the secret to win a lottery ticket is believing your choice and your feeling of numbers is also very important.
海伦：买彩票中奖的秘密就在于，要相信你自己的选择，而且对号码的感觉也是非常重要的。
eric: so if i always come across the number 9868, it's likely to win a lottery ticket with the number 9868?
埃里克：那么如果我总是遇到9868这个号码，去买号码为9868的彩票就很可能中奖喽？
helen: that's what i mean. miracles happen every day. you may be on a roll.
海伦：就是那意思。奇迹每天都会发生哦。也许你会交上好运的。
notes
1. lottery ['l?t?ri] n. 彩票；碰运气的事
2. jackpot ['d??k?p?t] n.（彩票等）头奖，累积赌注
3. to date 迄今为止
4. miracle ['mir?kl] n. 奇迹；令人惊奇的人或事
5. on a roll 接踵而至的成功；好运连连
小贴士
在我国，lottery tickets（彩票）是为福利事业和体育发展筹措资金而开办的，据称，彩票得主应交纳奖金20%的所得税。为了沾沾喜气，兑出巨奖的lottery booth（彩票站）也人满为患。中头彩可以说成hit the jackpot，兑奖可以说成claim the prize。福利彩票可用welfare lottery来表达，主要用于国家的charitable causes（慈善事业）；体育彩票可用sports lottery来表达，是为筹集体育事业发展资金发行的，主要用于国家的sports causes（体育事业）。
保险不可少
dialogue
tony and kevin are talking about buying insurance in the offic.
托尼和凯文正在办公室里讨论保险的事。
tony: i've just take out a
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