365个英语简短小故事-260. Woman Lies About Lottery
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
A 39-year-old woman admitted that she had lied. She claimed that she bought the latest winning lottery 1 ticket in Massachusetts, but then lost it. The ticket was worth $18 million after all deductions 2. Jean Fenn was charged with grand larceny 3. A conviction 4 could put her in prison for up to seven years.
The real winner of the ticket, Kevin Hayes, 66, presented it a week ago to the liquor store where he had bought it. That store will receive one percent of the prize, or $180,000. The owner of the store, Mark Abrams, 56, was overjoyed. “Last year we had a storm that blew half of our roof off. It cost $25,000 to put a new roof on.”
Hayes said he was reminded to check his numbers when he heard that a woman had lost her winning ticket. He and his wife had been camping in the mountains when the winning number was drawn 5.
“But I feel sorry for this woman," said Hayes. "She only did this out of desperation. In fact, I'm going to help her out financially after she gets out of prison. It’s a shame that this wealthy country has so many poor people. So, I’m going to donate a lot of this money to different charities. What do I need $18 million for?”
The checks to Hayes and Abrams should arrive within two weeks, according to a lottery spokesman 6. The spokesman mentioned that lottery players should remember that the odds 7 of winning the lottery are only about one in forty million. Even so, most people think that SOMEONE has to win, and it might as well be them.
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
- Many of the older officers trusted agents sightings more than cryptanalysts'deductions. 许多年纪比较大的军官往往相信特务的发现，而不怎么相信密码分析员的推断。
- You know how you rush at things,jump to conclusions without proper deductions. 你知道你处理问题是多么仓促，毫无合适的演绎就仓促下结论。
- The man was put in jail for grand larceny.人因重大盗窃案而被监禁。
- It was an essential of the common law crime of larceny.它是构成普通法中的盗窃罪的必要条件。
- His conviction carried him along in his research.他的信心支持着他把研究工作坚持下去。
- His conviction caused rioting in the streets.他被判有罪，引起了街头骚动。
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
- The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
- They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。