练习 | FOX新闻:加州男子赢得彩票大奖

练习 | FOX新闻:加州男子赢得彩票大奖

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FOX新闻:加州男子赢得彩票大奖。(带练习|新闻听力)

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加州一男子杰夫·林赛获得4.4亿美元彩票,尽管如此,林赛一家仍然顶着巨大的压力继续工作,同时售卖彩票的店主也并不清楚他的家庭将会如何利用额外的一百万元美金。


FOX新闻:加州男子赢得彩票大奖

燕山大学 刘立军 宋葳 编写

◆TRANSCRIPT


A man in California claiming the winning ticket sold last month in the small city of Menifee for a more than $440 million Powerball jackpot.

Jeff Lindsay declining to do interviews, but saying the family's "obviously thrilled" and still trying to work through an overwhelming process. He adds in a written statement, they plan to carefully invest so that the newfound wealth can support the family and causes important to them for generations to come.

The owner of the liquor and deli store that sold the winning ticket says he doesn't know yet what his family will do with their $1 million bonus.

Lisa Brady, FOX News.

Adapted from 加州男子赢得彩票大奖

◆VOCABULARY

1. jackpot n. a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance (在碰运气游戏中的)头奖,最高奖。例如:
○to win the jackpot得头奖
○jackpot winners头奖得主
○(figurative)United hit the jackpot (= were successful) with a 5-0 win over Liverpool. 联队以5:0狂胜利物浦队。

2. deli n. (出售干酪、冷盘肉等的)熟食店 A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for (缩略=) 'delicatessen'.

3. bonus n. an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to sb.'s wages as a reward 奖金;红利。例如:
○a £100 Christmas bonus 100英镑圣诞节奖金
○productivity bonuses生产奖金

◆QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.


A man in California claiming the winning ticket sold last month in the small city of Menifee for a more than _______________________ Powerball ___________________.

Jeff Lindsay declining to do ______________________, but saying the family's "obviously thrilled" and still trying to work through an _________________________________. He adds in a written statement, they plan to carefully _________________ so that the newfound wealth can support the _____________________ and ______________________ important to them for ________________________ to come.

The owner of the liquor and deli store that sold the ______________________ says he doesn't know yet what his family will do with their ______________________ bonus.

◆KEY

1. $440 million
2. jackpot
3. interviews
4. overwhelming process
5. invest
6. family
7. causes
8. generations
9. winning ticket
10. $1 million.
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  • 来源:刘立军、宋葳 2017-08-15