中大奖英语词汇典故.docx

中大奖英语词汇典故

Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWordsandTheirStories.

?Ithinkpeopleeverywheredreamabouthavinglotsofmoney.Iknow

Ido.Iwouldgiveanythingtomakemoneyhandoverfist.Iwouldliketo

earnlargeamountsofmoney.Youcouldwinalargeamountofmoneyinthe

UnitedStatesthroughlotteries.Peoplepaymoneyforticketswithnumbers.

Ifyourcombinationofnumbersischosen,youwinahugeamountofmoney

--ofteninthemillions.Winningthelotteryisawindfall.

?Afewyearsago,myfriendAlwonthelottery.Itchangedhislife.He

didnothavearichfamily--hewasnotbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.

Instead,myfriendwasalwayshardupforcash--hedidnothavemuch

money.Andthemoneyhedidearnwaschickenfeed--verylittle.

?SometimesAlevenhadtoaccepthand-outs--giftsfromhisfamily

andfriends.Butdonotgetmewrong.Myfriendwasnotadeadbeat.Hewas

notthekindofpersonwhoneverpaidthemoneyheowed.Hesimply

pinchedpennies.Hewasalwaysverycarefulwiththemoneyhespent.In

fact,hewasoftenacheapskate.Hedidnotliketospendmoney.Theworst

timeswerewhenhewasflatbrokeandhadnomoneyatall.

?Oneday,Alscrapedtogetherafewdollarsforalotteryticket.He

thoughthewouldneverstrikeitrichorgainlotsofmoneyunexpectedly.But

hiscombinationofnumberswaschosenandhewonthelottery.Hehitthe

jackpot.Hewonagreatdealofmoney.

?Alwassoexcited.Thefirstthinghedidwasbuyacostlynewcar--

hesplurgedontheonethingthathenormallywouldnotbuy.Thenhestarted

spendingmoneyonunnecessarythings.Hestartedtowasteit.Itwaslikehe

hadmoneytoburn.Hehadmoremoneythanheneededanditwasburninga

holeinhispocket,sohespentitquickly.

?Whenwegottogetherforamealatarestaurant,Alpaideverytime.

Hewouldalwaysfootthebill--andpickupthetab.Hetoldmethemoney

madehimfeellikeamilliondollars.